The subduction plate interface: Rock record and mechanical coupling (from long to short timescales)

P Agard, A Plunder, S Angiboust, G Bonnet, J Ruh - Lithos, 2018 - Elsevier
Short-and long-term processes at or close to the subduction plate interface (eg, mineral
transformations, fluid release, seismicity and more generally deformation) might be more …

The role of nickel (Ni) as a critical metal in clean energy transition: applications, global distribution and occurrences, production-demand and phytomining

P Dilshara, B Abeysinghe, R Premasiri… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2022, nickel (Ni) was nominated as a critical metal due to its wide applications in
the metal industry, especially in clean energy applications to achieve climate mitigation …

Water input into the Mariana subduction zone estimated from ocean-bottom seismic data

C Cai, DA Wiens, W Shen, M Eimer - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
The water cycle at subduction zones remains poorly understood, although subduction is the
only mechanism for water transport deep into Earth. Previous estimates of water flux,–exhibit …

The transport of water in subduction zones

YF Zheng, RX Chen, Z Xu, SB Zhang - Science China Earth Sciences, 2016 - Springer
The transport of water from subducting crust into the mantle is mainly dictated by the stability
of hydrous minerals in subduction zones. The thermal structure of subduction zones is a key …

Subduction hides high-pressure sources of energy that may feed the deep subsurface biosphere

A Vitale Brovarone, DA Sverjensky, F Piccoli… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Geological sources of H2 and abiotic CH4 have had a critical role in the evolution of our
planet and the development of life and sustainability of the deep subsurface biosphere. Yet …

The water and fluid-mobile element cycles during serpentinite subduction. A review

M Scambelluri, E Cannaò… - European Journal of …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The key role of serpentinites in the global cycles of volatiles, halogens and fluid-mobile
elements in oceans and in subduction zones is now ascertained by many studies …

An introductory review of the thermal structure of subduction zones: III—Comparison between models and observations

PE van Keken, CR Wilson - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2023 - Springer
The thermal structure of subduction zones is fundamental to our understanding of the
physical and chemical processes that occur at active convergent plate margins. These …

Dynamics of intraoceanic subduction initiation: 1. Oceanic detachment fault inversion and the formation of supra‐subduction zone ophiolites

M Maffione, C Thieulot… - Geochemistry …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction initiation is a critical link in the plate tectonic cycle. Intraoceanic subduction
zones can form along transform faults and fracture zones, but how subduction nucleates …

Geological constraints on the mechanisms of slow earthquakes

JD Kirkpatrick, Å Fagereng, DR Shelly - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
The recognition of slow earthquakes in geodetic and seismological data has transformed the
understanding of how plate motions are accommodated at major plate boundaries. Slow …

Oceanic transform fault seismicity and slip mode influenced by seawater infiltration

A Kohli, M Wolfson-Schwehr, C Prigent… - Nature Geoscience, 2021 - nature.com
Oceanic transform faults that offset mid-ocean ridges slip through earthquakes and aseismic
creep. The mode of slip varies with depth and along strike, with some fault patches that …