Shear attenuation beneath the Juan de Fuca plate: Implications for mantle flow and dehydration
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.05.035
Abstract: Abstract At mid-ocean-ridge spreading centers, the separation of lithospheric plates induces upwelling and pressure-release melting in the upper mantle. Many questions remain about the associated flow pattern, melt distribution, and the interaction of spreading centers… read more here.
Keywords: beneath; fuca plate; spreading center; attenuation ... See more keywords
Volcanic‐Tectonic Structure of the Mount Dent Oceanic Core Complex in the Ultraslow Mid‐Cayman Spreading Center Determined From Detailed Seafloor Investigation
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DOI: 10.1029/2018gc008032
Abstract: The flanks of the ultraslow‐spreading Mid‐Cayman Spreading Center (MCSC) are characterized by domal massifs, or oceanic core complexes (OCCs). The most prominent of these, Mt. Dent, comprises lower‐crustal and upper‐mantle lithologies and hosts the Von… read more here.
Keywords: dent; mid cayman; center; cayman spreading ... See more keywords
Birth of an oceanic spreading center at a magma-poor rift system
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15522-2
Abstract: Oceanic crust is continuously created at mid-oceanic ridges and seafloor spreading represents one of the main processes of plate tectonics. However, if oceanic crust architecture, composition and formation at present-day oceanic ridges are largely described,… read more here.
Keywords: tectonics; birth oceanic; crust; spreading center ... See more keywords