Eocene (46–44 Ma) Onset of Australia‐Pacific Plate Motion in the Southwest Pacific Inferred From Stratigraphy in New Caledonia and New Zealand
Abstract The Pacific plate circuit went through a complex reorganization during the early to middle Eocene, approximately coinciding with the onset of subduction along the western Pacific margin. However, the timing and dynamics of this change in the southwest Pacific and evolution of subduction ben...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-07-01
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Series: | Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GC008699 |