Sentences with phrase «arc volcanism»

The breakup would have increased explosive arc volcanism and stimulated mantle plumes, which would have spewed huge amounts of material into the atmosphere.

«The contribution of off - axis volcanism, submarine back - arc volcanism, and island arc volcanism, which would also be influenced by loading and unloading, may be an additional factor.»

Zircon is less common in other types of volcanic settings, such as hot spots like Hawaii or island arc volcanoes such as the Marianas, so the mineral can be used to track continental arc volcanism.

Not exact matches

Although the South America plate exhibits a chain of active volcanism resulting from the subduction and partial melting of the Nazca oceanic lithosphere along most of the arc, these regions of inferred shallow subduction correlate with an absence of volcanic activity.