Tectonic evolution and drilling proposal of the subduction system of the Caroline Ridge − An oceanic plateau in the Western Pacific

DONG Dongdong; ZHANG Zhengyi; FAN Jianke; LI Cuilin; ZHANG Guangxu; YANG Liu

doi:10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2022062905

Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology > 2022 > 42(5): 178-186. > DOI: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2022062905

DONG Dongdong，ZHANG Zhengyi，FAN Jianke，et al. Tectonic evolution and drilling proposal of the subduction system of the Caroline Ridge − An oceanic plateau in the Western Pacific[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology，2022，42(5)：178-186. DOI: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2022062905

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Tectonic evolution and drilling proposal of the subduction system of the Caroline Ridge − An oceanic plateau in the Western Pacific

DONG Dongdong^1,2,3,,
ZHANG Zhengyi^1,2,3,
FAN Jianke^1,2,3,
LI Cuilin^1,2,3,
ZHANG Guangxu^1,2,4,
YANG Liu^1,5

1.
Key Laboratory of Marine Geology and Environment, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
2.
Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
3.
Laboratory for Marine Geology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China
4.
Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China
5.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Received Date: June 28, 2022
Revised Date: August 27, 2022
Accepted Date: August 27, 2022
Available Online: October 24, 2022

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The formation and evolution of oceanic plateaus have been the focus of marine geology in recent years. The Caroline Plateau, also known as Caroline Ridge, near the Yap Trench in the western Pacific, is unique in tectonic evolution. It experienced from hotspot volcanism, subduction, collision, to rifting, and provided a key case for the study of oceanic plateaus. At present, the understanding of the evolutionary process of the Caroline Plateau is not completely clear. Future research shall focus on: (1) determining the age of the normal oceanic crust in the northern Caroline Plateau, and revealing the location and shape of the Caroline-Pacific plate boundary; (2) establishing stratigraphic time frame based on seismic stratigraphy in combination with drilling, and identifying the occurrence time and influence scope of regional events;(3) revealing the rifting stage and the possibility of oceanic crust formation in the Sorol Trough; (4) clarifying the nature and age of the crust in the bending-related fault zone in the incoming Caroline Plateau front. In recent years, geological and geophysical features of the Caroline plate are highly focused in China, and it is expected to carry out an ocean drilling program. On the basis of previous works, we proposed ocean drilling sites in the Caroline sea.
- oceanic plateau,
- plate boundary,
- ocean drilling,
- geophysics,
- Sorol Trough,
- Yap Trench

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