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The Age and Composition of the Voyager Seamounts: Evidence for a Long‐Lived Marquesas Mantle Source

open access: yesGeochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 27, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract We present new observations on the dynamics and locations of deep mantle reservoirs derived from the ages and compositions of Voyager Seamount Chain lava flows. The previously unexplored Voyager Seamount Chain trends NW–SE between the Mid‐Pacific Mountains and the Northwestern Hawaiian Ridge.
Andrea Balbas   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voluminous Inflated Lobate Flows on the Distal Rift Zones of Axial Seamount, Juan de Fuca Spreading Ridge

open access: yesGeochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 27, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Three voluminous inflated lobate lava flow complexes on the distal rifts of Axial Seamount are much larger than other known flows in the global spreading system. Each complex is 65–100 km2, is up to 130 m thick, and is ∼3.0–4.6 km3, almost 100 times the volumes of historical Axial flows.
Jennifer B. Paduan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From the Bottom Up: Calculating Mantle‐Derived Magma Flux Using Subduction Parameters and Petrologic Constraints at Oceanic Arcs

open access: yesGeochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 27, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Mantle‐derived magma flux has a first‐order control on long‐term volcanic productivity, volatile cycling, and crustal growth in convergent margins. However, the factors controlling it remain unclear. We used a simplified, 3D conceptualization of an intraoceanic subduction zone and petrologic constraints on mantle melting to calculate mantle ...
A. E. Goltz, C. B. Till, A. J. R. Kent
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental Deformation of Textured Amphibolites in the Semi‐Brittle Regime: Microstructural Signatures of Dislocation‐Mediated Deformation

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 131, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Hornblende amphibole is difficult to deform plastically in experiments due to its anisotropic nature and breakdown at relatively low temperatures (∼850°C). The lack of experimental analysis of hornblende plasticity hampers interpreting the deformation mechanisms of natural samples, which remain unresolved and debated.
Bhupesh Meher   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic Controls on Salt Structures and Translation Velocity at Continental Rifted Margins

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 131, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Salt tectonics at rifted margins involves intricate interactions between weak, viscous evaporite layers and brittle sedimentary rocks. Geophysical data and geological interpretation offer valuable insights into evaporite structure formation and the average translation rate of evaporite and sediment layers on time scales of several million ...
Zhichen Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cooling‐Induced Rheological Weakening Along the Nascent Plate Interface—A Mechanism for Catastrophic Subduction Initiation?

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 131, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Subduction initiation often begins with slow, forced convergence, switches “on” catastrophically as the slab collapses into the mantle, and then evolves to steady‐state, self‐sustained sinking that drives global plate movements. Numerical models suggest that the collapse phase implies sudden weakening of the plate interface.
Alissa J. Kotowski   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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