Oceanic core complexes and crustal accretion at slow-speading ridges

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 623-626

  Ildefonse, Benoit ^a   Blackman, D K ^b   John, B E ^c   Ohara, Y ^d   Miller, D J ^e   MacLeod, C J ^f   Abe, N ^g   Abratis, M ^g   Andal, E S ^g   Andreani M ^g   Awaji, S ^g   Beard, J S ^g   Brunelli, D ^g   Charney, A B ^g   Christie, D M ^g   Delacour, A G ^g   Delius, H ^g   Drouin, M ^g   Einaudi, F ^g   Escartin, J ^g   Frost, B R ^g   Fryer, P B ^g   Gee, J S ^g   Godard, M ^g   Grimes, C B ^c   Halfpenny, A ^g   Hansen, H E ^g   Harris, A C ^g   Hayman, N W ^g   Hellebrand, E ^g   Hirose, T ^g   Hirth, J G ^g   Ishimaru, S ^g   Johnson, K T M ^g   Karner, G D ^g   Linek, M ^g   Maeda, J ^g   Mason, O U ^g   McCaig, A M ^g   Michibayashi, K ^g   Morris, A ^g   Nakagawa, T ^g   Nozaka, T ^g   Rosner, M ^g   Searle, R C ^g   Suhr, G ^g   Tamura, A ^g   Tominaga, M ^g   von der Handt, A ^g   Yamasaki, T ^g   Zhao, X ^g   more..

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department Japan Coast Guard   (Japan)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Gabbro; Integrated Ocean Dilling Program; Mid Atlantic Ridge; Mid ocean ridges; Ocean Drilling Program; Oceanic core complex; Oceanic lithosphere; Serpentinite

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL ACCRETION; OCEAN CORE; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; OCEANIC CORE COMPLEX; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE;

DRILLING; GEOLOGY; ROCKS; SERPENTINE; TECTONICS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ACCRETION; CORE ANALYSIS; DETACHMENT FAULT; GABBRO; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PERIDOTITE; RHEOLOGY; SERPENTINITE; SPREADING CENTER; UPLIFT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 34547094343     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23531A.1     Document Type: Article

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