Subduction initiation causes broad upper plate extension: The Late Cretaceous Iran example
Hadi Shafaii Moghadam, Robert J. Stern
Topics & Concepts
GeologySubductionForearcCretaceousPaleontologyLithosphereOphioliteMetamorphic core complexPlate tectonicsBack-arc basinSeismologyPacific PlateTrenchOceanic basinExtensional definitionTectonicsLayer (electronics)Organic chemistryChemistryHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studies