Late Oligocene post-obduction granitoids of New Caledonia: A case for reactivated subduction and slab break-off

Island Arc

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 254-271

  Cluzel, Dominique ^a   Bosch, Delphine ^b   Paquette, Jean Louis ^c   Lemennicier, Yves ^c   Montjoie, Philippe ^d   Ménot, René Pierre ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^d UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Granitoid; Isotope; New Caledonia; Obduction; Oligocene; Slab break off; Southwest Pacific; Volcanic arc magmatism

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITOID; GRANODIORITE; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; OLIGOCENE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 29144506125     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: 14401738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.2005.00470.x     Document Type: Review

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