Massive Jurassic slab break-off revealed by a multidisciplinary reappraisal of the Chon Aike silicic large igneous province

C Navarrete, G Gianni, S Tassara, C Zaffarana… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The origin of the Chon Aike silicic large igneous province (SLIP) is a matter of intense
debate, with contrasting hypotheses that range from intraplate settings linked to mantle …

Surface and crustal response to deep subduction dynamics: Insights from the Apennines, Italy

R Lanari, R Reitano, C Faccenna, NP Agostinetti… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The topography of orogenic belts responds to several contributions operating at short and
long temporal and spatial (ie, wavelengths) scales, from the surface to the deep mantle …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of slab gaps on subduction dynamics and mantle upwelling

Á Király, DE Portner, KL Haynie, BH Chilson-Parks… - Tectonophysics, 2020 - Elsevier
Gaps within a subducting plate can alter the surrounding mantle flow field and the overall
subduction zone dynamics by allowing hot sub-slab mantle to flow through the gaps and into …

Seismic structure of the caroline Plateau‐Yap trench collision zone

J Fan, H Zheng, D Zhao, D Dong, Y Bai… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Collision of oceanic plateaus with trenches has played a key role in the continental growth
and plate tectonic reorganizations throughout the Earth's history. However, the …

Shear-wave velocity structure of upper mantle along the Zagros collision zone

N Mohammadi, H Rahimi, A Gholami, S Pachhai… - Tectonophysics, 2022 - Elsevier
The lithosphere beneath the Zagros and central Iran has sustained long-lasting Neo-
Tethyan subduction and subsequent collisional orogenesis, leading to the complicated …

Subduction and slab detachment under moving trenches during ongoing India‐Asia convergence

A Qayyum, N Lom, EL Advokaat… - Geochemistry …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The dynamics of slab detachment and associated geological fingerprints have been inferred
from various numerical and analog models. These invariably use a setup with slab‐pull …

Numerical modeling of induced subduction initiation: Insights from the oceanic plateau accretion

B Sun, J Yang, G Lu, X Wang, K Wang, L Zhao - Tectonophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
Subduction initiation is a crucial process for plate tectonics. Two scenarios of induced
subduction initiation–subduction polarity reversal and subduction transference–are primarily …

Sunda subduction drives ongoing India-Asia convergence

S Bose, WP Schellart, V Strak, JC Duarte, Z Chen - Tectonophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Himalaya and the Tibetan plateau, the highest mountain range on Earth, have
been growing continuously for the last 55 Myr since India collided with Eurasia. The forces …

Effects of Along‐Trench Asymmetric Subduction Initiation on Plate Rotation and Trench Migration: A Laboratory Modeling Perspective

C Wang, W Ding, WP Schellart, Z Tong, C Dong… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of along‐trench asymmetric subduction on plate kinematic evolution (eg, plate
rotation and trench migration) remains enigmatic. In this study, analog experiments were …

Testing petrogenetic models for contemporaneous mafic and felsic to intermediate magmatism within the “Newer Granite” suite of the Scottish and Irish Caledonides

DB Archibald, JB Murphy, M Fowler, RA Strachan… - 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Granitoid batholiths dominated by felsic to intermediate compositions are commonly
associated with mafic plutons and enclaves; however, the genetic relationship between the …