Magmatic Processes And Plate Tectonics
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Intra-oceanic Subduction Systems
Author | : Robert D. Larter |
Publisher | : Geological Society of London |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781862391475 |
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Recycling of oceanic plate back into the Earth's interior at subduction zones is one of the key processes in Earth evolution. Volcanic arcs, which form above subduction zones, are the most visible manifestations of plate tectonics, the convection mechanism by which the Earth loses excess heat. They are probably also the main location where new continental crust is formed, the so-called 'subduction factory' About 400f modern subduction zones on Earth are intra-oceanic. These subduction systems are generally simpler than those at continental margins as they commonly have a shorter history of subduction and their magmas are not contaminated by ancient sialic crust. They are therefore the optimum locations for studies of mantle processes and magmatic addition to the crust in subduction zones.
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