Fore-arc basalts and subduction initiation in the Izu-Bonin-Mariana system
Fore-arc basalts and subduction initiation in the Izu-Bonin-Mariana system
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Reagan, Mark K. , Ishizuka, Osamu , Stern, Robert J. , Kelley, Katherine A. , Ohara, Yasuhiko , Blichert-Toft, Janne , Bloomer, Sherman H. , Cash, Jennifer , Fryer, Patricia , Hanan, Barry B. , Hickey-Vargas, Rosemary , Ishii, Teruaki , Kimura, Jun-Ichi , Peate, David W. , Rowe, Michael C. and Woods, Melinda
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Washington: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Recent diving with the JAMSTEC Shinkai 6500 manned submersible in the Mariana fore arc southeast of Guam has discovered that MORB‐like tholeiitic basalts crop out over large areas. These “fore‐arc basalts” (FAB) underlie boninites and overlie diabasic and gabbroic rocks. Potential origins include eruption at a spreading center before subduction beg...
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Fore-arc basalts and subduction initiation in the Izu-Bonin-Mariana system
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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00677177v1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00677177v1
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1525-2027
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1525-2027
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10.1029/2009GC002871
