A multi-sill magma plumbing system beneath the axis of the East Pacific Rise
Marjanovic, M.; Carbotte, S.M.; Carton, H.; Nedimovic, M.R.; Mutter, J.C.; Canales, J.P. (2014). A multi-sill magma plumbing system beneath the axis of the East Pacific Rise. Nature Geoscience 7(11): 825–829. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2272
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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- Marjanovic, M.
- Carbotte, S.M.
- Carton, H.
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- Nedimovic, M.R.
- Mutter, J.C.
- Canales, J.P.
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| Abstract |
At mid-ocean ridges, upper oceanic crust forms from a central magma reservoir, but it is unclear how the lower crust forms. Seismic data from the East Pacific Rise identify a series of smaller magma lenses that help form the lower crust. |
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