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Plate motion and plume-induced subduction initiation

, 2021
Impingement of a hot buoyant mantle plume head on the lithosphere is one of the few scenarios that can initiate a new subduction zone without requiring any pre-existing weak zones. This mechanism can start subduction and plate tectonics on a stagnant lid
Baes, Marzieh, Sobolev, Stephan (Dr.), Stern, Robert, Brune, Sascha (Prof. Dr.), Gerya, Taras   +4 more
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Explainable Intelligent Framework for Reliable Drilling Rate Prediction and Feature Selection in Complex Sedimentary Formations

Journal of Petroleum Geology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Accurate prediction of the drilling rate of penetration (ROP) is crucial to optimizing drilling performance, wellbore stability, enhancing operational efficiency, and reducing the overall cost of hydrocarbon exploration. This study focused on evaluating and comparing different machine learning models for ROP prediction and identifying the most
Mohammad Islam Miah, Md. Asif Uz Zaman Antu, Travis Wiens   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Earth's oldest mantle fabrics indicate Eoarchaean subduction

Nature Communications, 2016
Subduction is a main component of Phanerozoic plate tectonics, although the timing of initiation is controversial. Here, the authors present microstructural data from two 3.72 billion year old dunite lenses of Isua in Greenland, which suggest that ...
Mary-Alix Kaczmarek, Steven M. Reddy, Allen P. Nutman, Clark R. L. Friend, Vickie C. Bennett   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early development of anoxia prior to the main euxinic phase of the Jenkyns Event on the margin of the Western Tethys (Sachrang Basin, Eastern Alps)

Sedimentology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although the global expansion of oxygen‐depleted marine environments during the Early Toarcian Jenkyns Event (or Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event) is primarily inferred from successions in the NW European epicontinental basins, the timing of the expansion of anoxia in Tethyan basins, where hydrography potentially played a minor role, is poorly ...
Tamás Müller, Stefan Neumeister, Jan Schlögl, Emanuela Mattioli, Hans‐Jürgen Gawlick, Thomas J. Algeo, Adam Tomašových   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The subduction initiation stage of the Wilson cycle [PDF]

Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2018
Abstract In the Wilson cycle, there is a change from an opening to a closing ocean when subduction begins. Subduction initiation is commonly identified as a major problem in plate tectonics and is said to be nowhere observable, yet there are many young subduction zones at the west Pacific margins and in eastern Indonesia.
openaire   +1 more source

Fault‐Controlled Permeability: A Key Parameter in Geothermal Electricity Production Assessment

Terra Nova, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Geothermal energy is central to the global green energy transition, but its development has long focused on regions with positive thermal anomalies. Through a semi‐quantitative global‐scale review and spatial analysis of 361 geothermal sites, we show that 56.2% of global geothermal electricity production occurs in regions with thermal ...
Vincent Roche, Gaétan Milesi
wiley   +1 more source

U–Pb Dating of Cambrian Magmatism in the Pinerolo‐Sanfront Unit, Dora‐Maira Massif (Western Alps)

Terra Nova, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Pinerolo‐Sanfront Unit (PSU), the structurally lowest tectonic unit of the Dora‐Maira Massif (Western Alps), has been regarded as a monocyclic unit composed of Permo‐Carboniferous sediments and Permian granitoids that were metamorphosed during the Alpine orogeny.
Francesco De Cesari, Davide Dana, Salvatore Iaccarino, Chiara Montomoli, Alberto Corno, Daniela Rubatto, Rodolfo Carosi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subduction initiation without a prescribed weak zone: What’s gonnahappen?

, 2017
International audienceSubduction initiation is one of the main unclear aspect of plate tectonics. When studying subduction processes,subduction initiation is therefore generally avoided as it constitutes a problem in itself.
Duretz, Thibault, Yamato, Philippe
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Initiation of Subduction Along Oceanic Transform Faults: Insights From Three-Dimensional Analog Modeling Experiments

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2018
Three-dimensional analog experiments are employed to explore how self-sustaining subduction may initiate along an oceanic transform fault. The models include a realistic spatial distribution of plate thickness, strength, and buoyancy of the lithosphere ...
David Boutelier, David Beckett
doaj   +1 more source

Multi‐Mineral Geochronology Across the Neoproterozoic Brasília Nappe Stack: Constraints on Thermal Resetting and Metamorphic Architecture

Terra Nova, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Southern Brasília Orogen formed during Western Gondwana's final assembly and comprises nappe systems piled against the São Francisco Craton. We present new rutile U–Pb ages from the lowermost Canastra Group (> 2.2 Ga) and the uppermost Carrancas Group (~560 Ma), integrated with published zircon, monazite, garnet, and mica ages from the ...
Rodrigo Irineu Cerri, Alex J. Choupina A. Silva, Tamiris Pagotti Gonçalves Pinto, Rodrigo Prudente de Melo, George Luiz Luvizotto, Regiane Andrade Fumes, Fabrício de Andrade Caxito, Renato Moraes   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source