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Age systematics of two young en echelon Samoan volcanic trails

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Koppers, Anthony A. P., Russell, Jamie A., Roberts, Jed, Jackson, Matthew G., Konter, Jasper G., Wright, Dawn J., Staudigel, Hubert, and Hart, Stanley R.

Abstract:

The volcanic origin of the Samoan archipelago can be explained by one of three models, specifically, by a hot spot forming over a mantle plume, by lithospheric extension resulting from complex subduction tectonics in the region, or by a combination of these two processes, either acting sequentially or synchronously. In...

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ET AL.: EN ECHELON SAMOAN VOLCANIC TRAILS 10.1029/2010GC003438 18 of 40 T ab le 2. In cr em en