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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Main Authors: J. A. Karson, L. A. Chutas, N. W. Hayman, R. N. Hey, A. J. Horst, S. D. Hurst, E. M. Klein, D. F. Naar, R. J. Varga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-03-01
Series:Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GC010527