Three-dimensionality of slab detachment due to ridge-trench collision: Laterally simultaneous boudinage versus tear propagation

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Burkett, Erin R ^a   Billen, Magali I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

break off; detachment; ridge trench collision; subduction

Indexed keywords

TECTONICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

A-TRANSFORM; ADJACENT SURFACES; BREAK-OFF; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DETACHMENT; FRACTURE ZONE; NUMERICAL MODELS; PLASTIC YIELDING; PLATE SEGMENTS; RIDGE-TRENCH COLLISION; SLAB DETACHMENT; SLAB PULL; SUBDUCTING PLATE; SUBDUCTION; SUBDUCTION ZONES; SURFACE EFFECT; TEAR PROPAGATION; TECTONIC PLATES;

PROCESS CONTROL;

BOUDINAGE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DETACHMENT FAULT; FRACTURE ZONE; GEODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLATE BOUNDARY; SLAB; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC PLATE; VOLCANISM;

EID: 78649729079     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003286     Document Type: Article

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