Evidence for a serpentinized plate interface favouring continental subduction
oleh: Liang Zhao, Marco G. Malusà, Huaiyu Yuan, Anne Paul, Stéphane Guillot, Yang Lu, Laurent Stehly, Stefano Solarino, Elena Eva, Gang Lu, Thomas Bodin, CIFALPS Group, AlpArray Working Group
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-05-01 |
Deskripsi
The dynamics of continental subduction is largely controlled by the rheological properties of rocks involved along the subduction channel. Here, the authors reveal a prominent, yet previously undetected, low-velocity body beneath the Western Alps, along the plate interface between the European slab and the overlying Adriatic mantle, which they interpret as a serpentinite layer.