An Angus/Argo study of the neovolcanic zone along the East Pacific rise from the Clipperton fracture zone to 12°N
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Abstract
Still photographs and video images collected along the Neovolcanic Zone of the East Pacific Rise from 10°15′N to 11°53′N show that recent volcanic sheet flows, possibly less than 100 years old, are superimposed on an older sediment-laden pillow terrane. This recent activity is restricted to a narrow zone that crosses two topographic highs at 10°55′N and 11°26′N and diminishes along-axis away from these highs. The association of recent sheet flows with older flows and collapse structures on the overlapping spreading centers at 11°45′N supports the evolutionary model for the occurrence and evolution of overlapping spreading centers by MacDonald and others (1986, 1988).
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Uchupi, E., Schwab, W.C., Ballard, R.D., Cheminee, J., Francheteau, J., Hekinian, R., Blackman, D., and Sigurdsson, H., 1988, An Angus/Argo study of the neovolcanic zone along the East Pacific rise from the Clipperton fracture zone to 12°N: Geo-Marine Letters, v. 8, no. 3, p. 131-138, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02326089.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | An Angus/Argo study of the neovolcanic zone along the East Pacific rise from the Clipperton fracture zone to 12°N |
| Series title | Geo-Marine Letters |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF02326089 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Description | 8 p. |
| First page | 131 |
| Last page | 138 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |