Sea-floor spreading in the Lau back-arc basin

1996/10/01 by Brian Taylor, Kirsten Zellmer, Kirsten E. Zellmer +4 · 1 voice · 7 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · doi:10.1016/0012-821x(96)00148-3

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Cited by

• The Tonga–Kermadec arc and Havre–Lau back-arc system: Their role in the development of tectonic and magmatic models for the western Pacific
• Backarc rifting, constructional volcanism and nascent disorganised spreading in the southern Havre Trough backarc rifts (SW Pacific)
• Mantle updrafts and mechanisms of oceanic volcanism
• Subduction controls the distribution and fragmentation of Earth’s tectonic plates
• Bathymetry of the Tonga Trench and Forearc: a map series
• A critical evaluation of recent models for Lau–Tonga arc–backarc basin magmatic evolution
• When slabs collide: A tectonic assessment of deep earthquakes in the Tonga-Vanuatu region

Discussions

• 4/6. The Mangatolu Triple Junction is an active triple junction in the northeast Lau Basin. Mangatolu is the Tongan word for "to fork out" as in a single path splitting into two others. Or, in other w [bsky, 1 points, 1 comments]