Testing the Slab Connection: A 10Be and 10Be/9Be Tracer Study in the Transmexican Volcanic Belt
- Lead PI: Dr. Susanne M. Straub , Dr. Joerg Michael Schaefer
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Unit Affiliation: Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
- April 2019 - March 2021
- Inactive
- Central America ; North America ; Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) ; Nacional Autónoma de México Centro de Geociencias (UNAM-CGEO)
- Project Type: Research
DESCRIPTION: The project will analyse the cosmogenic tracer 10Be in young arc volcanic rock in the Transmexican Volcanic Belt. The presence of 10Be is an unambiguous proof of recycling through the 100 deep subduction zone.