What is typically occurring when magmatism occurs far away from plate boundaries?

a. new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges
b. large volcanoes are built above subduction zones
c. some type of thermal disturbance is occuring in the mantle
d. all of these


Ans: c. some type of thermal disturbance is occuring in the mantle

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