[HTML][HTML] Orogenic architecture of the Mediterranean region and kinematic reconstruction of its tectonic evolution since the Triassic

DJJ Van Hinsbergen, TH Torsvik, SM Schmid… - Gondwana …, 2020 - Elsevier
The basins and orogens of the Mediterranean region ultimately result from the opening of
oceans during the early break-up of Pangea since the Triassic, and their subsequent …

Subduction initiation in nature and models: A review

RJ Stern, T Gerya - Tectonophysics, 2018 - Elsevier
How new subduction zones form is an emerging field of scientific research with important
implications for our understanding of lithospheric strength, the driving force of plate …

[HTML][HTML] Atlas of the underworld: Slab remnants in the mantle, their sinking history, and a new outlook on lower mantle viscosity

DG Van der Meer, DJJ Van Hinsbergen, W Spakman - Tectonophysics, 2018 - Elsevier
Across the entire mantle we interpret 94 positive seismic wave-speed anomalies as
subducted lithosphere and associate these slabs with their geological record. We document …

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 …

Forced subduction initiation recorded in the sole and crust of the Semail Ophiolite of Oman

C Guilmette, MA Smit, DJJ van Hinsbergen… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Subduction zones are unique to Earth and fundamental in its evolution, yet we still know little
about the causes and mechanisms of their initiation. Numerical models show that far-field …

Sedimentary and tectonic evolution of the southern Qiangtang basin: Implications for the Lhasa‐Qiangtang collision timing

A Ma, X Hu, E Garzanti, Z Han… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The Mesozoic stratigraphic record of the southern Qiangtang basin in central Tibet records
the evolution and closure of the Bangong‐Nujiang ocean to the south. The Jurassic …

Birth and demise of the Bangong-Nujiang Tethyan Ocean: A review from the Gerze area of central Tibet

S Li, C Yin, C Guilmette, L Ding, J Zhang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Reconstructing the evolution of the Bangong-Nujiang Tethyan Ocean (BNTO) plays an
indispensable role in understanding the linkage between Gondwana dispersion and Tibetan …

Magmatic response to subduction initiation: Part 1. Fore‐arc basalts of the Izu‐Bonin arc from IODP Expedition 352

JW Shervais, M Reagan, E Haugen… - Geochemistry …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Izu‐Bonin‐Mariana (IBM) fore arc preserves igneous rock assemblages that
formed during subduction initiation circa 52 Ma. International Ocean Discovery Program …

A record of plume-induced plate rotation triggering subduction initiation

DJJ van Hinsbergen, B Steinberger, C Guilmette… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The formation of a global network of plate boundaries surrounding a mosaic of lithospheric
fragments was a key step in the emergence of Earth's plate tectonics. So far, propositions for …

Subduction initiation triggered by collision: A review based on examples and models

G Yang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Subduction initiation is one of the main unsolved issues in plate tectonics theory with
different proposed mechanisms. In the arc (plateau, terrane)-continent collision models, a …