Further Evaluation of the Depths of Magma Chambers beneath the Galapagos Ridge

• Main Author: Heider, Zachary
• Other Authors: Barton, Michael
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The Ohio State University 2010
• Subjects: Galapagos; spreading center; ocean ridge; hot spot; plume; magma chamber; Reykjanes; Barton; Canales; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1811/45625

ABSTRACT The Galapagos Ridge System is an exceptionally unique spreading system. The Galapagos Spreading Center (GSC) is located at a divergent boundary that separates the Cocos and Nazca plates and spreads at an intermediate rate of 47 to 63 mm/yr (Canales et al., 2002). This research, which is a c...