Subduction initiation

Ophiolites in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt record Cambrian subduction initiation processes
Subduction initiation remains elusive because no present example exists. Ophiolites formed over nascent subduction zones in the past …
Mingshuai Zhu, Daniel Pastor-Galán, Matthijs A. Smit, Laicheng Miao, Fuqin Zhang, Dorjgochoo Snchir, Ariuntsegtseg Ganbat, Chenghao Liu, Ye Luo, Shun Li
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Ophiolites in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt record Cambrian subduction initiation processes
Do microcontinents nucleate subduction initiation?
Subduction initiation is a pivotal process in plate tectonics. Models of subduction initiation include the collapse of passive margins, …
Mingshuai Zhu, Zhiyong Yan, Daniel Pastor-Galán, Lin Chen, Laicheng Miao, Fuqin Zhang, Shun Li, Shunhu Yang
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Do microcontinents nucleate subduction initiation?