Plate-kinematic explanation for mid-ocean-ridge depth discontinuities
The global mid-ocean-ridge system is characterized by several regional-scale depth and geochemical anomalies. A prominent depth discontinuity between the East Pacific Rise and the Pacific-Antarctic Rise also coincides with a geochemical discontinuity that has been suggested by previous workers to in...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Geological Society of America
2003
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0399:PEFMDD>2.0.CO;2 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/28041 |