Downward continued multichannel seismic refraction analysis of Atlantis Massif oceanic core complex, 30N, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Henig, A S ^a   Blackman, D K ^a   Harding, A J ^a   Canales, J P ^b   Kent, G M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Detachment fault; Gabbro; Mid Atlantic Ridge; Oceanic core complex; Seismic structure; Serpentinized peridotite

Indexed keywords

CORE DRILLING; FAULTING; REFRACTION; SEISMIC WAVES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VELOCITY;

DETACHMENT FAULT; GABBRO; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; OCEANIC CORE-COMPLEXES; SEISMIC STRUCTURE; SERPENTINIZED PERIDOTITE;

SEISMOLOGY;

DETACHMENT FAULT; FAULTING; GABBRO; HOST ROCK; OCEANIC CRUST; P-WAVE; PERIDOTITE; PLUTON; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SPREADING CENTER; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIS MASSIF; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 84861361990     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GC004059     Document Type: Article

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