Generally speaking, "ridge subduction" involves subduction of spreading oceanic ridges, aseismic ridges or oceanic plateaus and inactive arc ridges, and this common and important geological process ...

Arc magmatism is thought to have played a central role in creating continental crust because magmatic rocks — erupted as andesitic lavas and intruded to form plutons — found in subduction-related ...

This study is led by Prof. Yong-Fei Zheng at University of Science and Technology of China. It focuses on the development of tectonic processes along convergent plate margins through inspection of ...