Oceanic core complex development at the ultraslow spreading Mid-Cayman Spreading Center

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Hayman, Nicholas W ^a   Grindlay, Nancy R ^b   Perfit, Michael R ^c   Mann, Paul ^a   Leroy, Sylvie ^d   De Lépinay, Bernard Mercier ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

Cayman; detachment; gabbro; hydrothermal; oceanic core complex; ultraslow

Indexed keywords

HOT SPRINGS;

CAYMAN; DETACHMENT; GABBRO; HYDROTHERMAL; OCEANIC CORE-COMPLEXES; ULTRASLOW;

BASALT;

CARIBBEAN PLATE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DETACHMENT FAULT; GABBRO; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; NORTH AMERICAN PLATE; PLATE BOUNDARY; SPREADING CENTER;

EID: 79952754968     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003240     Document Type: Article

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