Correlation between volcanic and tectonic segmentation of fast-spreading ridges: Evidence from volcanic structures and lava flow morphology on the East Pacific Rise at 9°-10°N

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2002, Pages

  White, Scott M ^a,b   Haymon, Rachel M ^a   Fornari, Daniel J ^c   Perfit, Michael R ^d   Macdonald, Ken C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Neovolcanic; Ridge axis; Seafloor; Segmentation; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; LAVA FLOW; OCEANIC CRUST; SEAFLOOR; SEGMENTATION; SPREADING CENTER; VOLCANISM;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0038814749     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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