The Eastern Lau spreading centre in the Pacific Ocean is the subject of especial interest. The influence of the neighbouring subduction zone is considerable, but evidently has unexpected limits. See Letter p.198
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Michael, P. A back-arc in time. Nature 469, 170–171 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/469170a
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