Petit-spot volcanoes provide a unique opportunity to directly examine the structure and
geochemical composition of the lithospheric and asthenospheric mantle beneath the …

Volcanism on Earth is known to occur in three tectonic settings: divergent plate boundaries
(such as mid-ocean ridges), convergent plate boundaries (such as island arcs), and hot …

Tectonic reconstructions of the Cretaceous paleo-Pacific system show several significant
tectonic and magmatic events, including the formation of several spreading centers …

To better understand Earth's present tectonic style–plate tectonics–and how it may have
evolved from single plate (stagnant lid) tectonics, it is instructive to consider how common it …

Ocean island basalt (OIB) and OIB-like basalt are widespread in oceanic and continental
settings and, contrary to popular belief, most occur in situations where mantle plumes cannot …

The tectonic history of the Kyrgyz South Tianshan in the western Central Asian Orogenic Belt
(CAOB) remains controversial, first of all, due to the limited amount of geochemical and …

Crystallographic preferred orientations (CPOs) of olivine within natural peridotites are
commonly depicted by pole figures for the [100],[010], and [001] axes, and they can be …

Our P-wave whole mantle tomography revealed a low velocity region oceanward of the
Northern Honshu slab of the Pacific plate at depths around the 410-km seismic discontinuity …

" In this well-illustrated book, Hildebrand expands upon his model for the development of the
North American Cordillera detailed in Special paper 457. Starting with an overview of …

Seamounts and basaltic basement can influence deformation and mass fluxes within
subduction zones. We examined seamounts and volcanic units across the western …