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Solomon Islands subduction zone seismic reflection

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Side-on illustration of the layers of sediment and rock beneath the ocean.
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Detailed Description

Multichannel seismic reflection line 401, cruise L-6-84-SP, crossing the Solomon Islands subduction zone.

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Public Domain.

Geology of the Shortland Basin region, central Solomons Trough, Solomon Islands--review and new findings
Bruns, T.R., Vedder, J.G., and Cooper, A.K., 1989, Geology of the Shortland Basin region, central Solomons Trough, Solomon Islands--review and new findings, in Vedder, J.G., and Bruns, T.R., eds., Geology and offshore resources of Pacific island arcs--Solomon Islands and Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Regions: Houston, Texas, Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources, Earth Science Series, v. 12, p. 125-144.