HORIZONTAL SHEAR-FLOW IN THE MANTLE BENEATH THE TONGA ARC
In the Tonga subduction zone, a systematic shear deformation, in which deep material moves relatively to the south, is superimposed on the mode of down-dip shortening which is characteristic of the region. We interpret this observation, together with a tectonic reconstruction, in terms of the intera...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1986
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