Constraining Subduction Zone Processes Through Local, Regional, and Global Chemical Systematics

• Main Author: Turner, Stephen
• Other Authors: Langmuir, Charles H., Ishii, Miaki, Dungan, Michael, Jacobsen, Stein B.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Geochemistry; Dy; Langmuir; Kamchatka
• Online Access: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:17463964

Subduction zones recycle material from Earth’s surface into the mantle, and are an important means of continent building. The subduction system serves as a stamp, imprinting the distinct chemical characteristics of our planet’s geological reservoirs, and distinguishing it within the solar system. As...