Crustal structure of a rifted oceanic core complex and its conjugate side at the MAR at 5°S: Implications for melt extraction during detachment faulting and core complex formation

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 113-126

  Planert, Lars ^a   Flueh, Ernst R ^a   Tilmann, Frederik ^b   Grevemeyer, Ingo ^a   Reston, Timothy J ^c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Composition of the oceanic crust; Dynamics and mechanics of faulting; Kinematics of crustal and mantle deformation; Mid ocean ridge processes; Seismic tomography

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DETACHMENT FAULT; FAULTING; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MELT; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OCEANIC CRUST; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 77952557739     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04504.x     Document Type: Article

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