Petrological systematics of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge south of Kane: Implications for ocean crust formation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B7, 1997, Pages 14915-14946

  Reynolds, Jennifer R ^a,b   Langmuir, Charles H ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUST; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE FLOW; MELT FOCUSSING; MID OCEAN RIDGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; PETROLOGY; RIDGE SEGMENTATION; TRANSFORM FAULT;

ATLANTIC, MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 0031436743     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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