Tectonic significance of serpentinites
At plate boundaries, where deformation is localized along centimetre-to kilometre-scale
shear zones, the influence of serpentinite on tectonic processes is linked to its unique …
shear zones, the influence of serpentinite on tectonic processes is linked to its unique …
Ocean-continent transition architecture and breakup mechanism at the mid-northern South China Sea
C Zhang, Z Sun, G Manatschal, X Pang, S Li… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Ocean-Continent Transition (OCT) located between the edge of the continental and
unequivocal oceanic crusts is an ideal laboratory to understand one of the most fundamental …
unequivocal oceanic crusts is an ideal laboratory to understand one of the most fundamental …
Abiotic synthesis of amino acids in the recesses of the oceanic lithosphere
B Ménez, C Pisapia, M Andreani, F Jamme… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Abiotic hydrocarbons and carboxylic acids are known to be formed on Earth, notably during
the hydrothermal alteration of mantle rocks. Although the abiotic formation of amino acids …
the hydrothermal alteration of mantle rocks. Although the abiotic formation of amino acids …
Tectonic structure, evolution, and the nature of oceanic core complexes and their detachment fault zones (13 20′ N and 13 30′ N, Mid Atlantic Ridge)
Microbathymetry data, in situ observations, and sampling along the 13° 20′ N and 13° 20′
N oceanic core complexes (OCCs) reveal mechanisms of detachment fault denudation at …
N oceanic core complexes (OCCs) reveal mechanisms of detachment fault denudation at …
Dynamics of intraoceanic subduction initiation: 1. Oceanic detachment fault inversion and the formation of supra‐subduction zone ophiolites
M Maffione, C Thieulot… - Geochemistry …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Subduction initiation is a critical link in the plate tectonic cycle. Intraoceanic subduction
zones can form along transform faults and fracture zones, but how subduction nucleates …
zones can form along transform faults and fracture zones, but how subduction nucleates …
Primitive layered gabbros from fast-spreading lower oceanic crust
Three-quarters of the oceanic crust formed at fast-spreading ridges is composed of plutonic
rocks whose mineral assemblages, textures and compositions record the history of melt …
rocks whose mineral assemblages, textures and compositions record the history of melt …
Consequences of a crystal mush-dominated magma plumbing system: a mid-ocean ridge perspective
CJ Lissenberg, CJ MacLeod… - … Transactions of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Crystal mush is rapidly emerging as a new paradigm for the evolution of igneous systems.
Mid-ocean ridges provide a unique opportunity to study mush processes: geophysical data …
Mid-ocean ridges provide a unique opportunity to study mush processes: geophysical data …
Fossil oceanic core complexes recognized in the blueschist metaophiolites of Western Alps and Corsica
Y Lagabrielle, AV Brovarone, B Ildefonse - Earth-Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Tethyan ophiolites show an apparent poorly organized association of ultramafic and mafic
rocks. By contrast to the complete mantle-crustal sections of Semail-type ophiolite sheets …
rocks. By contrast to the complete mantle-crustal sections of Semail-type ophiolite sheets …
Dynamic accretion beneath a slow‐spreading ridge segment: IODP Hole 1473A and the Atlantis Bank Oceanic Core Complex
Abstract 809 deep IODP Hole U1473A at Atlantis Bank, SWIR, is 2.2 km from 1,508‐m Hole
735B and 1.4 from 158‐m Hole 1105A. With mapping, it provides the first 3‐D view of the …
735B and 1.4 from 158‐m Hole 1105A. With mapping, it provides the first 3‐D view of the …
Episodic magmatism and serpentinized mantle exhumation at an ultraslow-spreading centre
Mid-ocean ridges spreading at ultraslow rates of less than 20 mm yr− 1 can exhume
serpentinized mantle to the seafloor, or they can produce magmatic crust. However, seismic …
serpentinized mantle to the seafloor, or they can produce magmatic crust. However, seismic …