Effects of Tectonism and magmatism on crack structure in oceanic crust: A seismic anisotrophy study

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-28

  Tong, C H ^a   White, R S ^b   Warner, M R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dikes; East Paficic Rise; Hydrothermal processes; Mid ocean ridges; Ophiolite; Paleotectonics

Indexed keywords

CRACK STRUCTURE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; MAGMATISM;

ANISOTROPY; BATHYMETRY; CRACKS; LEVEES; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SEISMOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY;

TECTONICS;

CRACK; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; OCEANIC CRUST; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84874969161     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G19962.1     Document Type: Article

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