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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Seamount subduction"”.
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Igneous life cycles: geochemistry of magma from mantle to surface and back again
… forearc region, New Zealand, may be related to seamount subduction. We examine differences in the clast origins, depositional settings, and diagenetic histories of volcaniclastic units to highlight the heterogeneity of volcanic systems on the Hikurangi Plateau. The presence of voluminous hydrous …
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Morphology and structure of the accretionary prism offshore North Sumatra, Indonesia and offshore Kodiak Island, USA : a comparison to seek a link between prism formation and hazard potential
… the high relief of the subducting plate. Subduction of large-buried seamounts begins with creation of a proto-thrust zone seaward of the existing deformation front. As a seamount reaches the deformation front, steepening of the prism toe occurs by formation of out-of-sequence thrusts. Upon …