Differentiating induced versus spontaneous subduction initiation using thermomechanical models and metamorphic soles
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24896-x
Abstract: Despite the critical role of subduction in plate tectonics, the dynamics of its initiation remains unclear. High-temperature low-pressure metamorphic soles are vestiges of subduction initiation, providing records of the pressure and temperature conditions along the… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; initiation; metamorphic soles; spontaneous subduction ... See more keywords