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Recognizing detachment-mode seafloor spreading in the deep geological past

Large-offset oceanic detachment faults are a characteristic of slow- and ultraslow-spreading ridges, leading to the formation of oceanic core complexes (OCCs) that expose upper mantle and lower crustal rocks on the seafloor. The lithospheric extension accommodated by these structures is now recogniz...

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Autores principales: Maffione, Marco, Morris, Antony, Anderson, Mark W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23903780
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep02336