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Unclear causes for subduction

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Whether subduction initiation is a forced or spontaneous process is a fundamental geological problem. Using drill core data from the Amami Sankaku basin, Arculus et al.1 suggest that subduction in the Izu–Bonin–Mariana arc began spontaneously. Here we argue that the evidence presented favours neither spontaneous nor forced initiation.

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    Timothy E. Keenan & John Encarnación

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Keenan, T., Encarnación, J. Unclear causes for subduction. Nature Geosci 9, 338 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2703

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