Contrasting cooling rates in the lower oceanic crust at fast- and slow-spreading ridges revealed by geospeedometry

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2211-2231

  Coogan, L A ^a   Jenkin, G R T ^b   Wilson, R N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geospeedometry; Hess Deep; Lower oceanic crust; ODP Hole 735B; ODP Leg 153; Pito Deep

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HEAT FLOW; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; OCEANIC CRUST; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SUBMARINE RIDGE; THERMAL EVOLUTION; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 35649000878     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egm057     Document Type: Article

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