Weak mantle wedge causes mantle exhumation punctuated with discrete oceanic crust in the Tyrrhenian basin.

The Continent-Ocean Transition (COT) in the young Tyrrhenian basin documents mantle exhumation punctuated with multiple episodes of discrete oceanic crust formation. This observation challenges prevailing models of magma-poor COTs, which typically de…

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