Evidence for simple volcanic rifting not complex subduction initiation in the Laxmi Basin

Recently, Pandey et al proposed relict subduction initiation occurred along a passive margin in the northwest Indian Ocean. Here, Clift et al question the evidence for subduction initiation, suggesting that simpler rifting-related processes can more simply explain the available data for the Laxmi Ba...

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Main Authors: Peter D. Clift, Gérôme Calvès, Tara N. Jonell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16569-y