Hydrothermal circulation at the Cleft-Vance overlapping spreading center: Results of a magnetometric resistivity survey
Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth
By: R.L. Evans, S. C. Webb, M. Jegen, and K. Sananikone
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Abstract
We report on a magnetometric resistivity sounding carried out in the overlapping spreading center between the Cleft and Vance segments of the Juan de Fuca Ridge. The data collected reveal a strong three dimensionality in the crustal electrical resistivity structure on wavelengths of a few kilometers. Areas of reduced crustal electrical resistivities, with values approaching that of seawater, are seen beneath the neovolcanic zones of both active spreading centers. We interpret these reduced resistivities as evidence of active hydrothermal circulation within the uppermost 1 km of hot, young oceanic crust.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Hydrothermal circulation at the Cleft-Vance overlapping spreading center: Results of a magnetometric resistivity survey |
| Series title | Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth |
| DOI | 10.1029/98JB00599 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Description | 18 p. |
| First page | 12321 |
| Last page | 12338 |
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