Plume‐Induced Breakup of a Subducting Plate: Microcontinent Formation Without Cessation of the Subduction Process
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DOI: 10.1029/2018gl081295
Abstract: Separation of microcontinents is explained by a ridge jump toward the passive margin as a possible consequence of plume‐induced rheological weakening, ultimately leading to breakup followed by accretion of the oceanic crust along a new… read more here.
Keywords: induced breakup; breakup subducting; subducting plate; plume induced ... See more keywords