Faulting and Magmatism at Mid-Ocean Ridges

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Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 106.Seafloor spreading at mid-ocean ridges was recognized more than 30 years ago as the key which unlocked the plate tectonic revolution. Ridges are not only the locus of the most voluminous magmatic activity on Earth, but they are also the largest and most active extensional tectonic regime on the planet. The abyssal hills of the seafloor, formed at mid-ocean ridges, are the most widespread morphologic features on the planet. Beneath these ridges, oceanic lithosphere forms nearly 60% of the volume of the Earth's rigid outer shell. As impressive as this may be, it is worth recalling that similar volumes have been created repeatedly in the cycle of spreading and subduction of oceanic tracts that characterizes plate tectonics.

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Utgivningsdatum:1998-01-01
Mått:224 x 274 x 25 mm
Vikt:1 007 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Geophysical Monograph Series
Antal sidor:348
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780875900896

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W. Roger Buck and Paul T. Delaney are the authors of Faulting and Magmatism at Mid-Ocean Ridges, published by Wiley.

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PrefaceW. Roger Buck, P aul T . Delaney, Jeffrey A . Karson, Yves Lagabrielle viiGlobal Systematics of Mid-Ocean Ridge MorphologyChristopher Small 1Linkages Between Faulting, Vlcanism, Hydrothermal Activity and Segmentation on Fast Spreading CentersKen C. Macdonald 27Magmatism at Mid-Ocean Ridges: Constraints from Volcanological and Geochemical InvestigationsMichael R. Perfit and William W. Chadwick, Jr 59Geological Consequences of Dike Intrusion at Mid-Ocean Ridge Spreading CentersDaniel Curewitz and Jeffrey A. Karson 117Formation and Development of Fissures at the East Pacific Rise: Implications for Faulting and Magmatism at Mid-Ocean RidgesDawn J. Wright 137Ultramafic-Mafic Plutonic Rock Suites Exposed Along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (100N-300N)Symmetrical-Asymmetrical Distribution and Implications for Seafloor Spreading ProcessesYves L'agabrielle, Daniel Bideau, Mathilde Cannat, Jeffrey A. Karson, and Catherin Mevel 153Internal Structure of Oceanic Lithosphere: A Perspective from Tectonic WindowsJeffrey A . Karson 177Structure of Modern Oceanic Crust and Ophiolites and Implications for Faulting and Magmatism atOceanic Spreading CentersYildirim Dilek, Eldridge M. Moores, and Harald Furnes 219Periodic Formation of Magma Fractures and Generation of Layered Gabbros in the Lower Crust BeneathOceanic Spreading RidgesPeter B. Kelemen and Einat Aharanov 267The Rheology of the Lower Oceanic Crust: Implications for Lithospheric Deformation at Mid-Ocean RidgesGreg Hirth, Javier Escartin and Jian Lin 291Mechanics of Stretching Elastic-Plastic-Vicous Layers: Applications to Slow-Spreading Mid-Ocean RidgesAlexei N. B. Poliakov and W. Roger Buck 305Normal Fault Growth in Three Dimensions in Continental and Oceanic CrustPatience A. Cowie 325