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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Main Authors: Small, C, Danyushevsky, LV
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 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
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