Geology of the Atlantis Massif (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 30°N): Implications for the evolution of an ultramafic oceanic core complex

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Carbon cycle system and origin of organic molecules in subseafloor serpentinized rocks of the Atlantis Massif (Mid-Atlantic ridge, 30°N) oceanic core complex

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Portholes into the deep: Exploring ocean memory of Lost City through art and science

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Geochemical tracers of fluid-rock interactions in exhumed mantle domains : a comprehensive study of serpentinization processes, from field to experiments

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The Seismic Signature of the Atlantis Massif Oceanic Detachment Fault Determined From Crystallographic Preferred Orientation and Microstructure

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Serpentinization parageneses controlled by lithological variations among olivine gabbro and peridotite from the Atlantis Massif, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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Drilling constraints on lithospheric accretion and evolution at Atlantis Massif, Mid-Atlantic Ridge 30°N

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Microstructural Observations of an `Oceanic Core Complex': Atlantis Massif, 30 o N, mid-Atlantic Ridge

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Seismic velocity variation within the footwall of an oceanic core complex

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Serpentinite microstructure at the Atlantis Massif – serpentinization reaction or deformation?

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