Pb-isotopic evidence for rapid trench-parallel mantle flow beneath Vanuatu

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 265-271

  Heyworth, Z ^a   Knesel, K M ^a   Turner, S P ^b   Arculus, R J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARC VOLCANOES; BACK-ARC; CORNER FLOW; FLOW MODEL; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; MANTLE FLOW; MANTLE WEDGE; SUBDUCTING PLATE; SUBDUCTION ZONES; UPPER SURFACE; VANUATU; VISCOUS DRAG;

ISOTOPES; LEAD; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

PARALLEL FLOW;

AUSTRALIAN PLATE; BACKARC BASIN; CONVERGENCE; PLATE TECTONICS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SPREADING CENTER; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRENCH;

VANUATU;

EID: 84860388886     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492010-054     Document Type: Article

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