Investigation of the Andrew Bain transform fault zone (African-Antartctic Region)

• Published in: Doklady Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: PEYVE A. A., SKOLOTNEV S. G., LIGI M., TURKO N. N., BONATTI E., KOLODYAZHNYI S. Y., CHAMOV N. P., TSUKANOV N. V., BARAMYOKOV Y. E., ESKIN A. E., GRINDLAY N., SCLATER J. G., PERTSEV A. N., BORTOLUZZI G., MERCURI R., MUCCINI F., TAKEUCHI C., ZAFFAGNINI F., DOBROLYUBOVA K. O., BRUNELLI, Daniele, CIPRIANI, Anna, PAGANELLI, Emanuele
• Other Authors: Peyve, A. A., Skolotnev, S. G., Ligi, M., Turko, N. N., Bonatti, E., Kolodyazhnyi, S. Y., Chamov, N. P., Tsukanov, N. V., Baramyokov, Y. E., Eskin, A. E., Grindlay, N., Sclater, J. G., Brunelli, Daniele, Pertsev, A. N., Cipriani, Anna, Bortoluzzi, G., Mercuri, R., Paganelli, Emanuele, Muccini, F., Takeuchi, C., Zaffagnini, F., Dobrolyubova, K. O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: South West Indian Ridge; ultraslow spreading; oceanic crust; Andrew Bain Fracture zone; peridotite; Antarctic; Indian; Bain; Bain Fracture Zone; Andrew Bain Fracture Zone; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11380/594110; https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X07070021

The Andrew Bain FZ is among the longest oceanicfaults with the active part extending over about 750 km.Since this mid-oceanic ridge (MOR) region is characterizedby very low spreading rates (16 mm/yr), itsactive part is one of the oldest in the whole MOR system. The study of the fault is of great imp...