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The cold and relatively dry nature of mantle forearcs in subduction zones
Nature Geoscience 10, 333 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2922 Authors: G. A. Abers, P. E. van Keken & B. R. Hacker Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds
Metamorphic record of catastrophic pressure drops in subduction zones
Nature Geoscience 10, 46 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo2852 Authors: P. Yamato & J. P. Brun Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds
Research may explain mysterious deep earthquakes in subduction zones
The mineral lawsonite undergoes brittle failure at high temperature and pressure, as evidenced by the cracks seen in the sample above. That brittleness could trigger earthquakes in subduction zones where lawsonite is present. Credit: Hirth Lab / Brown University Geologists … Continue reading
Pope may go to conflict zones
P(ANSA) – Vatican City, April 22 – Pope Francis may try to bring peace to conflict zones “with his presence, even in an impromptu way,” Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin says in a new book. Francis could intervene “whenever … Continue reading