Tracing trace elements from sediment input to volcanic output at subduction zones

The sedimentary fluxes into eight trenches around the globe of trace elements that are enriched in arc volcanics are presented. Volcanic outputs are shown to reflect the sediment inputs.

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Published in:	Nature (London) Vol. 362; no. 6422; pp. 739 - 743
Main Authors:	Plank, Terry, Langmuir, Charles H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing 22-04-1993 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	Crystalline rocks Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Geochemistry Igneous and metamorphic rocks petrology, volcanic processes, magmas Marine Oceanography Soil and rock geochemistry Trace elements Volcanoes potassium mass balance cesium lanthanum volcanic arcs tracers strontium barium upper mantle recycling heterogeneity enrichment thorium rubidium subduction zones uranium lithostratigraphy
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Summary:	The sedimentary fluxes into eight trenches around the globe of trace elements that are enriched in arc volcanics are presented. Volcanic outputs are shown to reflect the sediment inputs.
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ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687
DOI:	10.1038/362739a0