Terrane Collision‐Induced Subduction Initiation: Mode Selection and Implications for Western Pacific Subduction System

Abstract In the regime of plate tectonics, the subduction of an oceanic plate generally terminates with the collision and accretion of continental terranes. Then, a new subduction zone may form in the neighboring oceanic plates, which is defined as the terrane collision‐induced subduction initiation...

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Main Authors: Fengyuan Cui, Zhong‐Hai Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-03-01
Series:Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GC011155