Heading down early on? Start of subduction on Earth

2014/01/06 by Simon Turner, Tracy Rushmer, Mark K. Reagan +1 · 208 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Computer Science · #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Geology #Subduction #Heading (navigation) #Earth (classical element) #Seismology #Geodesy #Earth science #Tectonics #Astronomy

paper · doi:10.1130/g34886.1

published in Geology 42(2), 139-142 (Geological Society of America)

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Abstract

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