Lithospheric Delamination Below the North American Midcontinent Ceased Subsidence in Cratonic Basins
Abstract Cratonic lithospheres carry a long history of tectonic modifications that result in heterogeneous structures, as revealed by an increasing number of geophysical observations. The existence of cratonic basins indicates protracted periods of tectonic modification, causing subsidence within global continental interiors.
Xiaotao Yang +3 more
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Major and trace element compositions of basaltic lavas from western margin of central main Ethiopian rift: enriched asthenosphere vs. mantle plume contribution. [PDF]
Meshesha D, Chekol T, Negussia S.
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Impact‐Generated Mixing, Melting and Vaporization of the Early Earth's Crust
Abstract Earth's primary accretion was followed by a protracted flux of interplanetary collisions by leftover planetesimals. The effects of the largest collisions—with bodies possibly exceeding 1,000 km diameter—would have been devastating for terrestrial near‐surface environments.
S. Marchi +3 more
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Siberian flood basalt magmatism and Mongolia-Okhotsk slab dehydration [PDF]
Experimental data combined with numerical calculations suggest that fast subducting slabs are cold enough to carry into the deep mantle a significant portion of the water in antigorite, which transforms with increasing depth to phase A and then to phase ...
Alexei V. Ivanov, Konstantin D. Litasov
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Abstract The Appalachian‐Caledonian orogen was built during the Paleozoic by accretion of peri‐Gondwanan terranes onto Laurentia, culminating in the formation of Pangea. During the Mesozoic, Pangea broke apart, displacing one section of the belt to eastern North America and another to northwestern Europe.
Roberto Masis +4 more
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Thermal anomalies within the lithosphere are an important manifestation of mantle plume–lithosphere interaction. Early studies primarily concentrated on the presence of the Hainan plume and its surface responses, with comparatively little research ...
Huihui Zhang, Lijuan He, Yaqi Wang
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Magma Storage Below Sabancaya Volcano (Southern Peru) Imaged by Broadband Magnetotellurics
Abstract Sabancaya volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in the Central Andes. Its ongoing eruptive process is accompanied by large‐scale deformation, with activation of the Huambo‐Cabanaconde fault system, marked by intense seismicity over an area of about 50 × 30 km2 ${\mathrm{k}\mathrm{m}}^{2}$.
Jose‐Luis Torres +11 more
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Mantle Transition Zone Topography in New Zealand From Teleseismic P $P$‐Wave Receiver Functions
Abstract The geology of New Zealand has been shaped by tectonic plate interactions driven by mantle convection over the past 60 million years, but the effects of these interactions on the transition to the lower mantle are not yet well understood. We analyze 10 years of teleseismic P $P$‐wave receiver functions using common conversion point stacking to
Quan Zhang +4 more
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Numerical Modeling of Purely Active (Plume‐Produced) Continental Rifting and Break‐Up
Abstract In contrast to the traditional mechanism of passive continental rifting (driven by far‐field tectonic forces), the active rifting‐to‐break‐up processes (caused by rising mantle plumes) are still poorly understood. However, most episodes of fragmentation of the last supercontinent Pangea were relatively shortly preceded (within ∼10 Myr) by the ...
Alexander Koptev +12 more
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Low-velocity anomaly in the Coral Sea associated with subducting slabs and the Woodlark rift
Classical plume models offer insights into intraplate volcanism and seamount chain formation by assuming a cylindrical upwelling of hot materials from the core-mantle boundary.
Ji-hoon Park, Sung-Joon Chang
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