Mantle wedge deformation by subducting and rotating slab and its possible implication

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1087-1092

  Honda, S ^a   Orihashi, Y ^a   Mibe, K ^a   Motoki, A ^b   Sumino, H ^a   Haller, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Mantle wedge; Rotating slab; Somuncura; Transition zone; Volcanism; Water

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; MANTLE STRUCTURE; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; TRANSITION ZONE; VOLCANISM;

EID: 33750214154     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352614     Document Type: Article

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