Boninite and boninite-series volcanics in northern Zambales ophiolite: doubly vergent subduction initiation along Philippine Sea plate margins

A key component of subduction initiation rock suites is boninite, a high-magnesium andesite that is uniquely predominant in western Pacific forearc terranes and in select Tethyan ophiolites such as Oman and Troodos. We report, for the first time, the discovery of low-calcium, high-silica boninit...

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Main Authors: A. Perez, S. Umino, G. P. Yumul Jr., O. Ishizuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-06-01
Series:Solid Earth
Online Access:https://www.solid-earth.net/9/713/2018/se-9-713-2018.pdf

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