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Mid-Ocean Ridges: Discontinuities, Segments and Giant Cracks
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Geological observations reveal that mid-ocean ridges are segmented by numerous rigid and nonrigid discontinuities. A hierarchy of segmentation, ranging from large, long-lived segments to others that are small, migratory, and transient, determines the pattern and timing of creation of new ocean floor. To the extent that spreading segments behave like giant cracks in a plate, the crack propagation force at segment tips increases with segment length, which may explain why long segments tend to lengthen and prevail over shorter neighboring segments. Partial melting caused by decompression of the upper mantle due to plate separation and changes in the direction of spreading result in the spawning of new short segments so that a balance of long and short segments is maintained.
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Metadata
- Authors
- MacDonald, K. C., Scheirer, D. S., & Carbotte, S. M.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1991-08-30
- Volume
- 253
- Issue
- 5023
- Pages
- 986-994
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W1981101269
- Cited by
- 302
- References
- 37
- FWCI
- 16.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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