North Atlantic Crustal Genesis in the Vicinity of the Azores

• Published in: Geophysical Journal International
• Main Authors: Krause, D. C., Watkins, N. D.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 1970
• Subjects: Articles; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Trident; Transverse Island; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://gji.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/19/3/261; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.1970.tb06046.x

In terms of current knowledge of crustal genesis in the Atlantic Ocean, several unique or highly anomalous features exist in the vicinity of the Azores. These include the seismically active East Azores Fracture Zone extending from Gibraltar to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge; the seismically inactive West Az...