To address the question of the initiation and mechanisms involved in the process of
subduction zone formation, we explored most of the available evidence for the subduction …

Southeast Asia is located in an important regional geodynamic intersection zone
surrounded by inward subduction systems on three sides, consisting the largest and most …

Abstract The Izu–Bonin–Mariana (IBM) forearc contains a record of a widespread and short-
lived subduction initiation event in the early Eocene. We present new high-precision ages to …

Abstract The Izu‐Bonin‐Mariana (IBM) fore arc preserves igneous rock assemblages that
formed during subduction initiation circa 52 Ma. International Ocean Discovery Program …

Subduction initiation is one of the least understood aspects of plate tectonics. In an effort to
obtain the first in situ magmatic record of subduction initiation, the International Ocean …

Abstract International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 352 to the Izu‐Bonin forearc
cored over 800 m of basement comprising boninite and boninite‐series lavas. This is the …

Abstract The Shanxi Rift System (SRS) is a prominent intracontinental rift in eastern Eurasia.
However, its tectonic origin remains enigmatic, as the timing of rift initiation and its …

Initiation of new subduction zones is an integral part of Earth's plate tectonics regime. It is
generally accepted that the negative buoyancy of sufficiently old oceanic lithosphere …

Abstract The Izu-Bonin-Mariana (IBM) island arc formed following initiation of subduction of
the Pacific plate beneath the Philippine Sea plate at about 52 Ma. Site U1438 of IODP …

IODP Expedition 352 drilled four sites in the Bonin outer forearc, providing a detailed record
of lava eruption and dike emplacement during a short-lived (< 2 Ma) seafloor spreading …