T017
Subduction Top to Bottom (ST2B) — Origin and Evolution of Magmatic Arcs
Subduction Top to Bottom (ST2B) — Origin and Evolution of Magmatic Arcs
Session ID#: 161936
Session Description:
The ST2B pursuit highlights and fosters multidisciplinary research on subduction margins, gathering scientists representing the full array of approaches and perspectives. In this session, we focus attention on factors and processes leading to arc magmatism, both modern and ancient, aimed at refining our understanding of primary forcing factors (including structural controls) for the production and positioning of arcs and exploring the great diversity in arc systems. We hope to sponsor discussion of all aspects of arc evolution, including but not limited to the impact of forearc dynamics, the nature of the subduction interface, slab devolatilization and melting, the physical and chemical characteristics of slab/sediment-derived “fluids,” mantle wedge thermal, rheological, and chemical evolution, the role of diapirs, and whole-margin volatiles cycling. We hope to stimulate discussion among geodynamic modelers, geophysicists, geochemists, and experimentalists, and to engage those investigating ancient arc magmatism and Earth’s long-term history of subduction.
Index Terms:
1031 Subduction zone processes [GEOCHEMISTRY]
1037 Magma genesis and partial melting [GEOCHEMISTRY]
8045 Role of fluids [STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY]
8104 Continental margins: convergent [TECTONOPHYSICS]
Primary Convener: Gray E Bebout, Lehigh University, Dept. Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bethlehem, PA, United States
Conveners: David William Scholl, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geology and Geophysics, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Robert J Stern, University of Texas at Dallas, Geosciences, Richardson, TX, United States and Ikuko Wada, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Minneapolis, United States
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