Nature and origin of the Mozambique Ridge, SW Indian Ocean

• Published in: Chemical Geology
• Main Authors: Jacques, Guillaume, Hauff, Folkmar, Hoernle, Kaj, Werner, Reinhard, Uenzelmann-Neben, Gabriele, Garbe-Schönberg, Dieter, Fischer, Maximilian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV 2019
• Subjects: Indian; Vestfjella; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/48783/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0009254118306120?via%3Dihub; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.b13c921d-82e8-4d9f-8358-520d6f3aedf1

The Mozambique Ridge (MOZR) is one of several bathymetric highs formed in the South African gateway shortly after the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana. Two major models have been proposed for its formation - volcanic plateau and continental raft. In order to gain new insights into the genesis...