Subduction initiation from the earliest stages to self-sustained subduction: Insights from the analysis of 70 Cenozoic sites
S Lallemand, D Arcay - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
To address the question of the initiation and mechanisms involved in the process of
subduction zone formation, we explored most of the available evidence for the subduction …
subduction zone formation, we explored most of the available evidence for the subduction …
Kinematic reconstruction of the Caribbean region since the Early Jurassic
The Caribbean oceanic crust was formed west of the North and South American continents,
probably from Late Jurassic through Early Cretaceous time. Its subsequent evolution has …
probably from Late Jurassic through Early Cretaceous time. Its subsequent evolution has …
Late Cretaceous plume-induced subduction initiation along the southern margin of the Caribbean and NW South America: The first documented example with …
SA Whattam, RJ Stern - Gondwana Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Plate tectonics is the governing theory that unifies the Earth Sciences and is unique to Earth.
The sinking of lithosphere in subduction zones drives plate tectonics but exactly how and …
The sinking of lithosphere in subduction zones drives plate tectonics but exactly how and …
Infant intra-oceanic arc magmatism due to initial subduction induced by oceanic plateau accretion: A case study of the Bangong Meso-Tethys, central Tibet, western …
LL Yan, KJ Zhang - Gondwana Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Meso-Tethyan oceanic plateaus are becoming conspicuous as giant units on
the oceanic floor and have played important roles in both continental marginal orogenesis …
the oceanic floor and have played important roles in both continental marginal orogenesis …
Control of subduction zone age and size on flat slab subduction
WP Schellart - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Flat slab subduction is an enigmatic style of subduction where the slab attains a horizontal
orientation for up to several hundred kilometers below the base of the overriding plate. It has …
orientation for up to several hundred kilometers below the base of the overriding plate. It has …
First identification of Late Permian Nb‐enriched basalts in Ailaoshan region (SW Yunnan, China): Contribution from Emeishan plume to subduction of eastern …
Interactions between ocean plate subduction and the nearby mantle plume represent a
possible major drive for mantle heterogeneity. We first report Late Permian (~ 261 Ma) Nb …
possible major drive for mantle heterogeneity. We first report Late Permian (~ 261 Ma) Nb …
Fluid flux in the lithosphere beneath southern Tibet during Neo-Tethyan slab breakoff: Evidence from an appinite–granite suite
The mechanism of magma generation during continental collision remains enigmatic.
Appinite–granite suites commonly occur within collisional orogenic belts, providing an …
Appinite–granite suites commonly occur within collisional orogenic belts, providing an …
Nature and evolution of crust in southern Lhasa, Tibet: Transformation from microcontinent to juvenile terrane
The nature and pre‐Cenozoic evolution history of crust in southern Lhasa, which is crucial
for our understanding of Indo‐Asian continental collision and Tibetan uplift during the …
for our understanding of Indo‐Asian continental collision and Tibetan uplift during the …
[HTML][HTML] Petrogenesis of OIB-like basaltic volcanic rocks in a continental collision zone: Late Cenozoic magmatism of Eastern Iran
Hundreds of compositionally diverse volcanoes have erupted on the Turkish–Iranian
Plateau in the last 15 Myr, attributed to one or more of the processes of Middle Miocene …
Plateau in the last 15 Myr, attributed to one or more of the processes of Middle Miocene …
Geochemical record of subduction initiation in the sub-arc mantle: Insights from the Loma Caribe peridotite (Dominican Republic)
Abstract The Loma Caribe peridotite body is mainly composed of serpentinized spinel
harzburgites and lherzolites and minor orthopyroxene-bearing dunites and dunites. Modal …
harzburgites and lherzolites and minor orthopyroxene-bearing dunites and dunites. Modal …