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The role of ridges in the formation and longevity of flat slabs

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  • Sanja Knezevic Antonijevic

    (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

  • Lara S. Wagner

    (Carnegie Institution for Science)

  • Abhash Kumar

    (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

  • Susan L. Beck

    (University of Arizona)

  • Maureen D. Long

    (Yale University)

  • George Zandt

    (University of Arizona)

  • Hernando Tavera

    (Instituto Geofísico del Perú)

  • Cristobal Condori

    (Instituto Geofísico del Perú)

Abstract

Flat-slab subduction is often proposed to cause deformation of continental crust far from plate boundaries as well as unusual patterns of volcanism; a study of the largest-known flat slab, located in Peru, now shows that the ridge is necessary for the formation and longevity of the flat slab, whereas other contributing factors such as trench retreat and suction alone will not suffice.

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  • Sanja Knezevic Antonijevic & Lara S. Wagner & Abhash Kumar & Susan L. Beck & Maureen D. Long & George Zandt & Hernando Tavera & Cristobal Condori, 2015. "The role of ridges in the formation and longevity of flat slabs," Nature, Nature, vol. 524(7564), pages 212-215, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:524:y:2015:i:7564:d:10.1038_nature14648
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14648
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    1. Sara Ciattoni & Stefano Mazzoli & Antonella Megna & Matteo Basilici & Stefano Santini, 2023. "Two-Dimensional Geothermal Model of the Peruvian Andes above the Nazca Ridge Subduction," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-14, November.

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