Red clays indicate sub-aerial exposure of the Rio Grande Rise during the Eocene volcanic episode

Abstract Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) mapping of the western Rio Grande Rise (RGR), South Atlantic, and subsequent exploration and photography of horizontal lava flows exposed in near vertical, faulted escarpments, showed occurrences of red clays/weathered volcanic tops trapped between succes...

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Main Authors: Priyeshu Srivastava, Bramley J. Murton, Lucy Gomes Sant’Anna, Fabio Florindo, Muhammad Bin Hassan, Julia Taciro Mandacaru Guerra, Valdecir de Assis Janasi, Luigi Jovane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46273-y