Martinique: A clear case for sediment melting and slab dehydration as a function of distance to the trench

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2441-2464

  Labanieh, Shasa ^a   Chauvel, Catherine ^a   Germa, Aurélie ^b   Quidelleur, Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Island arcs; Lesser Antilles; Sediment melting; Slab dehydration; Subduction zones

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; ISLAND ARC; MELTING; PLATE TECTONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRENCH;

MARTINIQUE; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 84870015429     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egs055     Document Type: Article

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