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Possible emplacement of crustal rocks into the forearc mantle of the Cascadia Subduction Zone

Creator:

Calvert, Andrew J., Fisher, Michael A., Ramachandran, Kumar, and Tréhu, Anne Martine

Abstract:

Seismic reflection profiles shot across the Cascadia forearc show that a 5–15 km thick band of reflections, previously interpreted as a lower crustal shear zone above the subducting Juan de Fuca plate, extends into the upper mantle of the North American plate, reaching depths of at least 50 km. In...

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