Subduction initiation triggered the Caribbean large igneous province

Using a large-scale 3D geodynamic model, the authors show how the transfer of subduction zone from the Pacific to the Atlantic triggered the formation of a mantle plume at the origin of the Cretaceous Caribbean Large Igneous province.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nicolas Riel, João C. Duarte, Jaime Almeida, Boris J. P. Kaus, Filipe Rosas, Yamirka Rojas-Agramonte, Anton Popov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36419-x