In order to investigate the behavior of slab-derived volatiles in the subduction environment, helium isotope ratios have been measured in geothermal gases from the Tabar-Lihir-TangaFeni (fL TF) chain in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. As recorded by several geochemical tracers, these volcanos carry an exceptionally large slab-derived component, and therefore may provide new insigh...

Article history: Received 11 October 2016 Accepted 5 January 2017 Available online 14 January 2017 The Siletz terrane, a predominantly mafic accreted oceanic terrane, is located in the Cascadia forearc region of Oregon, Washington and Vancouver Island. The terrane represents a late Palaeocene–Eocene large igneous province that consists of pillow lavas, massive flows and intrusive sheets. Previo...

Island arcs are postulated as the juvenile components that contribute to growth of continental crust. Growth rates arc crusts were previously computed using crustal thicknesses derived from seismic data. Consequently, oceanic island also constrained by limited data availability. This work presents first comparison gravity-derived magmatic Western Pacific arcs. We used statistical correlation be...

The geological complexities of contractional orogenic belts have been studied for two centuries, yet our understanding of them is still rapidly changing. Most mountain belts form at or near the active edges of continents and/or fringing island arcs. Virtually all result from consumption of lithospheric plates, involving the underflow of oceanic crust, and the consequent transport and descent of...