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Fall 2014
The Laramide orogeny (~80-50 Ma) was an anomalous period of mountain-building in the western United States that took place >1000 km inboard of the Farallon Plate subduction margin. The orogeny was preceded by the development of the Western Interior Seaway and eastward migration of the volcanic...
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Interactions between a flat slab and overriding plate: Controlling factors of subduction dynamics and continental deformation
DownloadFall 2022
Subduction zones are active plate margins that have an important role in mantle and lithosphere processes. Subduction is driven by the negative buoyancy of the downgoing oceanic plate, resulting in a steep descent angle at most subduction zones. However, in approximately 10% of modern subduction...