Evidence for a serpentinized plate interface favouring continental subduction

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...

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Autores principales: 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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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/7b8a2fed5f5e47e7a43d36077b7094e5
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Sumario: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.