Upper Crustal Structure of Superfast‐Spread Oceanic Crust Exposed at the Pito Deep Rift: Implications for Seafloor Spreading
Abstract A tectonic window into the upper 2,000 m of oceanic crust generated at the superfast spreading (∼142 mm/yr) southern East Pacific Rise exposes a continuous layered structure of basaltic lavas and sheeted dikes over gabbroic rocks. This relatively simple structure is in accord with expectati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-03-01
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Series: | Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GC010527 |