A subduction influence on ocean ridge basalts outside the Pacific subduction shield

We discover a pervasive subduction influence in the Arctic, Atlantic and Indian mantle, which is nearly absent in the Pacific mantle. Such a hemispheric-scale upper mantle heterogeneity reflects the control of a “subduction shield” that has surrounded the Pacific Ocean for 180 Myr.

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Auteurs principaux: A. Y. Yang, C. H. Langmuir, Y. Cai, P. Michael, S. L. Goldstein, Z. Chen
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/5139577c910d436abee3fb4f9004e5cb
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