The transition from subduction arc to slab tearing: Evidence from Capraia Island, northern Tyrrhenian Sea

M. Gasparon, G. Rosenbaum, J.R. Wijbrans, P. Manetti

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Abstract

The magmatic island of Capraia in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea records late stages in the evolution of a retreating subduction zone following continental accretion. Subduction rollback in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea was accompanied by an eastward migrating magmatic arc that coincided with Capraia at ∼7.7 Ma. This was followed by segmentation of the subducting slab through eastward propagating tear faults. We present high-precision, step-heating
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)30-38
JournalJournal of Geodynamics
Issue number47
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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