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Geology of Oman (658 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

overcome resistant forces of the lithosphere. This supports the theory of slab-pull subduction, where subduction continues due to the weight of the subducting

Volcanic passive margin (1,048 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

are two accepted models for VPM formation: hotspots/mantle plumes and slab pull. Both result in large, quick lava flows over a relatively short period

Yap Trench (615 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

overturned in the mantle. It is suggested this is due to a high rate of slab-pull with respect to overall plate movement, combined with the effects of asthenosphere

Gorda Ridge (915 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

distinct parts, each section has its own spreading rate, caused by the slab-pull and ridge-push of the surrounding tectonic plates. The northern segment

Geodynamics (1,791 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

evolution of plate driving forces: Importance of "slab suction" versus "slab pull" during the Cenozoic." Journal of Geophysical Research 109(B10): 2156-2202

Pacific–Farallon Ridge (786 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

a locally oriented one. The distinction between these systems is that slab pull and gravitational gliding forces determine the characteristics of the

Ultra-high-pressure metamorphism (3,643 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

because of its attachment to downgoing oceanic lithosphere, the downward slab pull force may exceed the strength of the slab at some time and location, and

1950 Calama earthquake (567 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

"Tarapacá intermediate-depth earthquake (Mw 7.7, 2005, northern Chile): A slab-pull event with horizontal fault plane constrained from seismologic and geodetic

Cimmeria (continent) (3,970 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

indicate that the active margin of Paleo-Tethys was located here. It was slab-pull forces in the Paleo-Tethys that detached Cimmeria from Gondwana and opened

Tonga–Kermadec subduction zone (1,201 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Garcia-Castellanos, Daniel; Torne, Montserrat; Fernàndez, Manel (2000-05-01). "Slab pull effects from a flexural analysis of the Tonga and Kermadec trenches (Pacific

Granada Basin (543 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

J.; Al-Awabdeh, M. (2015). "Quaternary landscape evolution driven by slab-pull mechanisms in the Granada Basin (Central Betics)". Tectonophysics. 663:

Tectonics of the South China Sea (3,154 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

South China Sea and in the Phu Khanh Basin, offshore central Vietnam. The slab pull between Philippines and South Asia is speculated to be the main force

High pressure metamorphic terranes along the Bangong-Nujiang Suture Zone (2,364 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to a denser subducting oceanic plate, and at some point, the downward slab pull force exceeds the strength of the slab, thus causing necking and detachment

Grenville orogeny (2,749 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

a continental plate and presumably an oceanic plate was taking place. Slab pull and far-field drivers such as ridge push were aiding in closing the distance

Tonga Trench (3,082 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1029/2011JB008434. Garcia-Castellanos, D.; Torne, M.; Fernandez, M. (2000). "Slab pull effects from a flexural analysis of the Tonga and Kermadec Trenches (Pacific

Tectonics on icy moons (2,565 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

understood. Plate tectonics on Earth is hypothesized to be driven by “slab pull,” where the sinking of the more dense subducting plate provides the spreading

Geology of Turkey (2,606 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

African plate in the East Mediterranean. This process is further fuelled by slab-pull forces in the Makran Trench in the Gulf of Oman where the Arabian plate

Osbourn Seamount (693 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

5–6 Sources Garcia-Castellanos, D.; Torne, M.; Fernandez, M. (2000). "Slab pull effects from a flexural analysis of the Tonga and Kermadec Trenches (Pacific

Macquarie triple junction (2,134 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1029/2002GC000498. Garcia-Castellanos, D.; Torné, M.; Fernàndez, M. (2000). "Slab pull effects from a flexural analysis of the Tonga and Kermadec Trenches".

Divergent double subduction (2,240 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

where the slab length is longer on the side which subducts earlier. The slab pull, amount of poloidal flow and the rate of convergence on the side with

Izu–Bonin–Mariana arc (6,101 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1995). Because of these different spreading rates caused by subducting slab pull, this allows for sea floor spreading and magma upwelling to form new oceanic

Seismic anisotropy (5,684 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

driven from below by mantle convection or from above by the plates, i.e. slab pull and ridge push. The favored methods for detecting seismic anisotropy are

Magmatism along strike-slip faults (5,469 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

setting, driven by Harry Hess's sea floor spreading model subduction slab-pull and ridge-push mechanism, however some areas of the ridge will spread