Geological record of the transition from induced to self-sustained subduction in the Oman Mountains

Along convergent plate boundaries, the negative buoyancy of the lithosphere pulls the slab into subduction. Bending and offscraping of the downgoing plate are processes occurring at subduction zones and acting against plate motions. These localised dissipative processes cause extensional deformation in the bulge-foredeep region and thrusting and folding in the thrust wedge respectively. Within this framework, widespread early subduction-related...