Unusual sea-floor fabric near the Bullard fracture zone imaged by GLORIA sidescan sonar
THE tectonic fabric of the sea floor created at spreading ridges generally curves in the direction of ridge offset near transform faults, owing to the influence of shearing stress on transform faults. Here we present new GLORIA sidescan sonar images from the South American–Antarctic Ridge, showing f...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:520048 2023-05-15T13:49:35+02:00 Unusual sea-floor fabric near the Bullard fracture zone imaged by GLORIA sidescan sonar Livermore, R.A. Tomlinson, J.S. Woollett, R.W. 1991 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520048/ https://doi.org/10.1038/353158a0 unknown Livermore, R.A.; Tomlinson, J.S.; Woollett, R.W. 1991 Unusual sea-floor fabric near the Bullard fracture zone imaged by GLORIA sidescan sonar. Nature, 353 (6340). 158-161. https://doi.org/10.1038/353158a0 <https://doi.org/10.1038/353158a0> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1991 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1038/353158a0 2023-02-04T19:46:32Z THE tectonic fabric of the sea floor created at spreading ridges generally curves in the direction of ridge offset near transform faults, owing to the influence of shearing stress on transform faults. Here we present new GLORIA sidescan sonar images from the South American–Antarctic Ridge, showing fabric to the north of the Bullard transform with a reversed sense of curvature. This curvature, and that observed in an area of older sea floor near the eastern ridge–transform intersection, appears to result from post-emplacement deformation, caused by the transmission of shear stresses across transforms. The deformation was probably related to a major Early Miocene change in spreading direction, which would have imposed a component of compression on the transforms. Such a sense of curvature has not, to our knowledge, been observed elsewhere on the deep ocean floor, although apparently similar patterns have been reported in ophiolites. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Bullard Fracture Zone ENVELOPE(-9.875,-9.875,-58.000,-58.000) Nature 353 6340 158 161 |
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THE tectonic fabric of the sea floor created at spreading ridges generally curves in the direction of ridge offset near transform faults, owing to the influence of shearing stress on transform faults. Here we present new GLORIA sidescan sonar images from the South American–Antarctic Ridge, showing fabric to the north of the Bullard transform with a reversed sense of curvature. This curvature, and that observed in an area of older sea floor near the eastern ridge–transform intersection, appears to result from post-emplacement deformation, caused by the transmission of shear stresses across transforms. The deformation was probably related to a major Early Miocene change in spreading direction, which would have imposed a component of compression on the transforms. Such a sense of curvature has not, to our knowledge, been observed elsewhere on the deep ocean floor, although apparently similar patterns have been reported in ophiolites. |
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Unusual sea-floor fabric near the Bullard fracture zone imaged by GLORIA sidescan sonar |
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