Constraints on deformation conditions and the origin of oceanic detachments: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge core complex at 15°45′N

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Escartin J ^a   Mevel C ^a   MacLeod, C J ^b   McCaig, A M ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detachment; Faulting; Mid ocean ridge; Rheology

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449155158     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GC000472     Document Type: Article

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