Basalts erupted along the Tongan fore arc during subduction initiation: Evidence from geochronology of dredged rocks from the Tonga fore arc and trench

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Meffre, Sebastian ^a   Falloon, Trevor J ^a   Crawford, Tony J ^a   Hoernle, Kaj ^b   Hauff, Folkmar ^b   Duncan, Robert A ^c,d   Bloomer, Sherman H ^c   Wright, Dawn J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

back arc basin basalts; fore arc; subduction related magma genesis; Tonga; trench; U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LEAD;

BACK-ARC BASIN BASALTS; FORE ARC; MAGMA GENESIS; TONGA; TRENCH; U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ROCKS;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BACKARC BASIN; BONINITE; DIABASE; FOREARC BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGMA; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; THOLEIITE; TRENCH; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; TONGA;

EID: 84870976521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GC004335     Document Type: Article

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