Formation of a New Subduction Zone by Lithospheric Collapse around the Margins of a Large Plume Head

This is a video supplement for the article “Subduction Initiation“ in “Enclyclopedia of Geology (Second Edition)“ Previous subduction initiation video: References Gerya, T., Stern, R. J., Baes, M., Sobolev, S., and Whattam, S., 2015. Plume-induced subduction initiation triggered Plate Tectonics on Earth. Nature 527, 221-225. Giunta, G., and Orioli, S., 2011. The Caribbean Plate Evolution: Trying to Resolve a Very Complicated Tectonic Puzzle. Ch. 10 in Sharkov, E., editor: New Frontiers in Tectonic Research – General Problems, Sedimentary Basins and Island Arcs. P. 221-248 Whattam, S., and Stern, R.J., 2015. Late Cretaceous Plume-induced Subduction Initiation along the southern and eastern margins of the Caribbean: The first documented example with implications for the onset of plate tectonics. Gondwana Research 27, 38-63 Baes, M., Sobolev, S., Gerya, T., and Brune, S., 2020. Plume-Induced Subduction Initiation: Single-Slab or Multi-Slab Subduction? Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 21 (2), e2019GC008663 Credits Digitally Learn GeoMapApp Latin America & Carribean Geography Mckenzu - Mantle Plume Demonstration – Youtube Earthbyte - Mantle plumes in global convection models – Youtube Wikipedia – Large Igneous Provinces