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The big crunch: Physical and chemical expressions of arc/continent collision in the Western Bismarck arc

Date

Authors

Woodhead, Jonathan

Hergt, Janet

Sandiford, Michael. A

Johnson, Wally

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

The Western Bismarck arc of Papua New Guinea provides a unique setting in which to study both the seismic and chemical expressions of arc-continent collisional processes. Here collision has been oblique, occurring progressively along the arc from west to

Keywords

Keywords: Arc-continent collision; arc-continent collision zone; Big Crunch; Bismarck; Britain; calc-alkaline; Centroid moment tensors; Collision zone; Collisional process; Focal mechanism; Global scale; Isotope compositions; Isotope ratio; Limited data; Lithospher arc-continent collision zone; calc-alkaline; geochemistry; geophysics; low-K tholeiite; subduction

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/61252

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.03.003

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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