Plume-subduction interaction in southern Central America: Mantle upwelling and slab melting

Lithos

Volumn 121, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 117-134

  Gazel, Esteban ^a   Hoernle, Kaj ^b   Carr, Michael J ^c   Herzberg, Claude ^c   Saginor, Ian ^d   den Bogaard, Paul van ^b   Hauff, Folkmar ^b   Feigenson, Mark ^c   Swisher, Carl ^c  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d One College Green   (United States)

Author keywords

Adakite; Alkaline basalt; Central America; Galapagos Plume; Lithosphere asthenosphere; Mantle potential temperatures

Indexed keywords

ADAKITE; ALKALI BASALT; ASTHENOSPHERE; LAVA; LITHOSPHERE; MAGMA; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MELTING; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; VOLCANISM;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 78650252986     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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