Extreme mantle uplift and exhumation along a transpressive transform fault
Maia, M.; Sichel, S.; Briais, A.; Brunelli, D.; Ligi, M.; Ferreira, N.; Campos, T.; Mougel, B.; Brehme, I.; Hémond, C.; Motoki, A.; Moura, D.; Scalabrin, C.; Pessanha, I.; Alves, E.; Ayres, A.; Oliveira, P. (2016). Extreme mantle uplift and exhumation along a transpressive transform fault. Nature Geoscience 9(8): 619-623. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2759
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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| Authors | | Top |
- Maia, M.
- Sichel, S.
- Briais, A.
- Brunelli, D.
- Ligi, M.
- Ferreira, N.
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- Campos, T.
- Mougel, B.
- Brehme, I.
- Hémond, C.
- Motoki, A.
- Moura, D.
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- Scalabrin, C.
- Pessanha, I.
- Alves, E.
- Ayres, A.
- Oliveira, P.
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| Abstract |
Earth’s crust diverges and extends along mid-ocean ridges. Analyses of gravity and seismic data from the equatorial Atlantic show that propagation of ridge segments can compress the crust and create sufficient uplift to create small islands. |
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