Alternation of back-arc extension and compression in an overriding plate: evidence from Cretaceous structures in the western Liaoning region, eastern China
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DOI: 10.1007/s00531-020-01827-7
Abstract: The dynamic evolution in an overriding plate remains a controversial issue. Cretaceous structures in the western Liaoning (WL) region of the eastern North China Craton (NCC), an overriding plate bordering the Pacific Ocean, provide insights… read more here.
Keywords: overriding plate; compression; arc extension; back arc ... See more keywords
P-wave attenuation structure of the Lau back-arc basin and implications for mantle wedge processes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.09.005
Abstract: Abstract We image 3-D seismic P-wave attenuation structure of the Tonga subduction zone and the Lau back-arc basin using local earthquake waveforms recorded by land and ocean bottom seismographs of the 2009–2010 Lau Spreading Center… read more here.
Keywords: attenuation structure; wave attenuation; lau back; arc basin ... See more keywords
Oblique subduction and mantle flow control on upper plate deformation: 3D geodynamic modeling
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117056
Abstract: Abstract Most subduction zones on Earth are oblique, i.e., the angle between the plate convergence vector and the trench notably differs from 90°. Therefore, modeling and understanding the strain partitioning in the forearc, the development… read more here.
Keywords: oblique subduction; mantle flow; deformation; back arc ... See more keywords
Intra-continental back-arc basin inversion and Late Carboniferous magmatism in Eastern Tianshan, NW China: Constraints from the Shaquanzi magmatic suite
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2017.01.008
Abstract: Abstract The Yamansu belt, an important tectonic component of Eastern Tianshan Mountains, of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, NW China hosts many Fe–(Cu) deposit. In this study, we present new zircon U-Pb geochronology and geochemical… read more here.
Keywords: intra continental; arc basin; back arc; continental back ... See more keywords
Characteristics of crustal variation and extensional break-up in the Western Pacific back-arc region based on a wide-angle seismic profile
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2020.09.011
Abstract: Abstract The marginal sea and back-arc basins in the Western Pacific Ocean have become the focus of tectonics due to their unique tectonic location. To understand the deep crustal structure in the back-arc region, we… read more here.
Keywords: arc region; western pacific; wide angle; okinawa trough ... See more keywords
Neoproterozoic (740-680 Ma) arc-back-arc magmatism in the Sergipano Belt, southern Borborema Province, Brazil
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2021.103280
Abstract: Abstract The Novo Gosto amphibolites represent the oldest unit of the Caninde domain, a Neoproterozoic sequence located in the NW Sergipano Belt, southern Borborema Province, Brazil. The domain comprises an association of metavolcano-sedimentary rocks, gabbroic… read more here.
Keywords: arc back; back arc; group; borborema province ... See more keywords
Middle Triassic back-arc basalts from the blocks in the Mersin Mélange, southern Turkey: Implications for the geodynamic evolution of the Northern Neotethys
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2016.10.032
Abstract: Abstract The Mersin Melange is a tectonostratigraphic unit within the allochthonous Mersin Ophiolitic Complex in the Taurides, southern Turkey. This chaotic structure consists of blocks and tectonic slices of diverse origins and ages set in… read more here.
Keywords: triassic back; basalts blocks; back arc; middle triassic ... See more keywords
Source lithology and crustal assimilation recorded in low δ18O olivine from Okinawa Trough, back-arc basin
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2020.105444
Abstract: Abstract Low δ18O magmas (with δ18O values of 78, with element compositions and δ18O values (4.87 ± 0.38‰, 2SD) to similar those of the olivine in basalts. The other group of olivines exhibits Fo 6‰), indicating that… read more here.
Keywords: low 18o; back arc; source lithology; olivine ... See more keywords
Trace element fractionation and precipitation in submarine back-arc hydrothermal systems, Nifonea caldera, New Hebrides subduction zone
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DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104211
Abstract: Abstract Hydrothermal activity is abundant at volcanic structures in subduction zones , including those associated with young volcanism in back-arc regions. Fluid boiling is a common process in these environments, but its fractionation and precipitation… read more here.
Keywords: fractionation precipitation; nifonea caldera; back arc; arc hydrothermal ... See more keywords
Crustal characteristic variation in the central Yamato Basin, Japan Sea back-arc basin, deduced from seismic survey results
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2018.01.022
Abstract: Abstract The crustal structure of the Yamato Bank, the central Yamato Basin, and the continental shelf in the southern Japan Sea back-arc basin is obtained based on a seismic survey using ocean bottom seismographs and… read more here.
Keywords: central yamato; arc basin; yamato basin; back arc ... See more keywords
Volcano Clustering Promoted by the Cessation of Back‐Arc Spreading and Ensuing Nascent Lithospheric Drips
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DOI: 10.1029/2020gl091433
Abstract: In Northeast Japan and Izu‐Bonin, arc volcanoes form in clusters or as cross‐arc chains. Their occurrence emphasizes the non‐uniform distributions of sub‐arc temperature and fluids that control the spacing of arc volcanoes. Here, using 3‐D… read more here.
Keywords: cessation back; arc spreading; nascent lithospheric; back arc ... See more keywords