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Geology; April 2008; v. 36; no. 4; p. 275-278; DOI: 10.1130/G24112A.1
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Seismic imaging of subduction zone metamorphism

Stéphane Rondenay1, Geoffrey A. Abers2 and Peter E. van Keken3

1 Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
2 Department of Earth Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
3 Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

Combined analysis of high-resolution seismic images of the Alaska and Cascadia subduction zones reveals where metamorphic fluids are released. Both images show the subducted oceanic crust as a dipping low-velocity layer with a clear termination depth. However, in Alaska the crust is thicker (15–20 km compared to 8 km) and terminates at greater depth (120 km compared to 40 km) than in Cascadia. Based on metamorphic reaction estimates and geodynamic models, we demonstrate that the termination depth corresponds to eclogitization of the crust triggered by dehydration of water-bearing minerals, and that the location of this reaction is dependent on the thermal structure of the subducted slab.

Key Words: subduction • oceanic crust • seismic studies • metamorphism • eclogite • water




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