Effects of multi-seamount subduction on accretionary wedge deformation: Insights from analogue modelling
| Autor: | Wouter P. Schellart, Zhengyi Tong, Weiwei Ding, Yinxia Fang, Jiabiao Li, Tianyao Hao, Chunyang Wang, Chongzhi Dong |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Earth Sciences |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Multi-seamount subduction
Accretionary wedge business.product_category 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Seamount Deformation (meteorology) 010502 geochemistry & geophysics 01 natural sciences Deformation processes SDG 14 - Life Below Water Petrology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Earth-Surface Processes geography Décollement geography.geographical_feature_category Subduction Analogue modelling Wedge (mechanical device) Geophysics Deformation mechanism Duplex structure business Geology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Geodynamics, 145:101842, 1-13. Elsevier Limited Wang, C, Ding, W, Schellart, W P, Li, J, Dong, C, Fang, Y, Hao, T & Tong, Z 2021, ' Effects of multi-seamount subduction on accretionary wedge deformation : Insights from analogue modelling ', Journal of Geodynamics, vol. 145, 101842, pp. 1-13 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2021.101842 |
| ISSN: | 0264-3707 |
| Popis: | Deformation patterns caused by the subduction of a single seamount or aseismic ridge have been well studied in analogue and numerical models. However, the effects of sequential multi-seamount subduction on accretionary wedge deformation have rarely been investigated in details. We performed a series of analogue modelling experiments of sequential subduction involving two seamounts of variable shape, spacing and rheological properties of strata to better understand the deformation mechanisms of an accretionary wedge with multi-seamount subduction. The results demonstrate that a seamount significantly hinders the seaward propagation of the accretionary wedge and facilitates lateral propagation. Two structural quiet zones form at the leading and trailing edges of the subducted seamount in the early stage of collision. As the seamount deeply penetrates into the wedge, the structural quiet zone in the leading edge is remoulded by a duplex structure, which may help the upward transport of deep subducted sediments back into the shallow area. Comparatively, the structural quiet zone in the trailing edge remains undeformed because it is situated in the stress shadow of the seamount. Deformation of the strata between two subducting seamounts may occur by thrusts laterally propagating into the seamount gap, which is facilitated by the decollement layer. The modelling results provide insights into the complex deformation mechanisms related to seamounts collision observed in the accretionary wedge offshore from the Costa Rica margin. |
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