期刊
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
卷 215, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103544
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Hawaii-Emperor (H-E) seamount chain; Hawaiian mantle plume (hot spot); Hawaii-Emperor bend (H-E bend); Pacific plate motion; Paleomagnetism; Geodynamics; Geochemistry
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [91858108, 41922026]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [201941007]
- Qingdao Leading innovation talents [19-3-2-19-zhc]
- Shenzhen Science and Technology Program [KQTD20170810111725321]
- open foundation of the Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology [MMRKF201802]
- [ts20190918]
The Hawaiian-Emperor volcanic chain in the North Pacific Ocean includes the older Emperor chain and the younger Hawaiian chain, with ongoing debates on its formation related to hot spot drift and/or Pacific plate motion change. A joint model has been proposed to explain the evolution of the chain, suggesting that a combination of these two processes may be involved. Further comprehensive work is needed to establish causal links between surface plate motion and deep mantle dynamics.
The Hawaiian-Emperor volcanic chain (H-E chain) is located in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean. It extends from northwest to southeast, including two segments, the older Emperor chain and the younger Hawaiian chain between which is a 60 degrees change in strike, here termed the H-E bend. The H-E chain is the clearest and most intensively researched hot spot track in terms of plate motion, mantle plumes, tectonics, geochemical evolution, and lithospheric studies. However, debates on the formation of the H-E chain, in particular the H-E bend, concerning its origin in hot spot drift and/or Pacific plate motion change, have been ongoing for several decades. In this paper, we review current understanding and ideas concerning this debate and suggest ways forward. So far, neither hot spot southerly drift nor Pacific plate motion change can perfectly account for the geometry and progression of the H-E chain. In this review, we put forward a joint model where these two competing processes together can reasonably explain the evolution of the H-E chain and the H-E bend. In addition, we proposed three stages for formation of the H-E chain, including: 1) A ridge-plume interaction stage: Meiji similar to Detroit seamounts and a possible subducted section; 2) A combination of hot spot-Pacific plate motion: South of Detroit seamount similar to H-E bend; and 3) Pacific plate motion with a fixed hot spot: Hawaiian volcanic chain. In addition, any plate movement at the surface must be balanced by motion deeper in the mantle. Therefore, we consider that the surface Pacific plate motion and the state of deep mantle plume at 47-55 Ma are not totally separated but co-evolved. Furthermore, reconstructions of the Pacific plate and its boundaries should be considered if Hawaiian hot spot motion makes great contributions to the formation of the H-E chain. Nevertheless, establishing the causal links between these events and their underlying dynamic triggers requires further, more comprehensive work.
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