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... upper mantle and what is their role in the lithosphere rheology? 2. The observed wave fields and velocity models of the upper mantle Records from nuclear sources obtained from the super-long seismic profiles reflect a complex pattern of the wave fields with sharp variations in apparent velocities and am ...
... upper mantle and what is their role in the lithosphere rheology? 2. The observed wave fields and velocity models of the upper mantle Records from nuclear sources obtained from the super-long seismic profiles reflect a complex pattern of the wave fields with sharp variations in apparent velocities and am ...
Geochemical investigation of serpentinized oceanic lithospheric
... water content of oceanic crust and sediments is relatively well-known (Peacock, 1990), the extent to which the oceanic lithospheric mantle is hydrated is poorly constrained. As the oceanic lithospheric mantle can range up to ten times the thickness of oceanic crust, this uncertainty translates to a ...
... water content of oceanic crust and sediments is relatively well-known (Peacock, 1990), the extent to which the oceanic lithospheric mantle is hydrated is poorly constrained. As the oceanic lithospheric mantle can range up to ten times the thickness of oceanic crust, this uncertainty translates to a ...
The Behavior of the Lithosphere on Seismic to Geologic Timescales
... The oceans have had a simpler thermal and mechanical evolution and have undergone less significant erosion and sedimentation than have the continents and so show some of the best manifestations of flexure. The seafloor, for example, is littered with seamounts, most of which are volcanic in origin. Sea ...
... The oceans have had a simpler thermal and mechanical evolution and have undergone less significant erosion and sedimentation than have the continents and so show some of the best manifestations of flexure. The seafloor, for example, is littered with seamounts, most of which are volcanic in origin. Sea ...
mantle plumes and hot spots - The Centre for Earth Evolution and
... such as intracontinental rifts and grabens. Volcanics in continental rift systems are thought to be products of mantle plume activity, although some continental rift volcanism is not clearly related to mantle plumes. OIBs are commonly olivine-bearing lavas with subalkalic (tholeiitic) and alkalic co ...
... such as intracontinental rifts and grabens. Volcanics in continental rift systems are thought to be products of mantle plume activity, although some continental rift volcanism is not clearly related to mantle plumes. OIBs are commonly olivine-bearing lavas with subalkalic (tholeiitic) and alkalic co ...
“The “plate” model for the genesis of melting anomalies”
... It is common to hear, when debates are held regarding the origin of melting anomalies, “But what alternatives are there to the plume hypothesis?” This question may even be posed immediately after alternatives have just been described. The objective of this article is to lay out the alternative known ...
... It is common to hear, when debates are held regarding the origin of melting anomalies, “But what alternatives are there to the plume hypothesis?” This question may even be posed immediately after alternatives have just been described. The objective of this article is to lay out the alternative known ...
Is the rate of supercontinent assembly changing with time?
... Hence, most of the orogens listed in Appendix 1 are really “orogen segments”. In some cases an orogen segment may represent a complete orogen, whereas in others, it may represent only part of an orogen that was originally much more extensive. This problem is especially difficult when orogens wrap aro ...
... Hence, most of the orogens listed in Appendix 1 are really “orogen segments”. In some cases an orogen segment may represent a complete orogen, whereas in others, it may represent only part of an orogen that was originally much more extensive. This problem is especially difficult when orogens wrap aro ...
Ocean Basin Evolution and Global
... In building our relative plate motion model, we combine published magnetic anomaly identifications (Seton et al. 2014) with the most recent interpretation of global fracture zones (Wessel et al. 2015) and derive a global set of seafloor spreading isochrons (Figure 1). The computation of finite rotat ...
... In building our relative plate motion model, we combine published magnetic anomaly identifications (Seton et al. 2014) with the most recent interpretation of global fracture zones (Wessel et al. 2015) and derive a global set of seafloor spreading isochrons (Figure 1). The computation of finite rotat ...
Dynamic lithosphere within the Great Basin
... lithosphere has been removed, likely via inflow of hot asthenosphere as subduction of the Farallon spreading center occurred and the region extended. In our proposed model, fragments of thermal lithosphere removed by this process were gravitationally unstable and subsequently sank into the underlying ...
... lithosphere has been removed, likely via inflow of hot asthenosphere as subduction of the Farallon spreading center occurred and the region extended. In our proposed model, fragments of thermal lithosphere removed by this process were gravitationally unstable and subsequently sank into the underlying ...
On the structure and mechanical behaviour of the - Perso-sdt
... lithosphere to localize deformations caused by external loads. The average effective elastic thickness is relatively high in the BRZ (about 50 km, see [29]) compared to other continental rift zones, but it is much lower than the maximum mechanical thickness that could be expected for a lithosphere o ...
... lithosphere to localize deformations caused by external loads. The average effective elastic thickness is relatively high in the BRZ (about 50 km, see [29]) compared to other continental rift zones, but it is much lower than the maximum mechanical thickness that could be expected for a lithosphere o ...
Plume heads, continental lithosphere, flood
... The surface locations of hotspots, ridges and continental basaltic magmatism seem torequire a combination of hot uppermantle and suitable lithospheric conditions, presumably the existence of tensile stresses. The high-velocity regions of the upper 200 km of the mantle correlate with Archaean cratons ...
... The surface locations of hotspots, ridges and continental basaltic magmatism seem torequire a combination of hot uppermantle and suitable lithospheric conditions, presumably the existence of tensile stresses. The high-velocity regions of the upper 200 km of the mantle correlate with Archaean cratons ...
Plate-kinematics and crustal dynamics of circum
... In the west, continental crust of the northern Andean terranes is escaping the east-west convergence in Colombia and is extruding northward across Caribbean lithosphere at the north-vergent South Caribbean Deformed Belt (Dewey and Pindell, 1985; van der Hilst and Mann, 1994). Basement-involved defor ...
... In the west, continental crust of the northern Andean terranes is escaping the east-west convergence in Colombia and is extruding northward across Caribbean lithosphere at the north-vergent South Caribbean Deformed Belt (Dewey and Pindell, 1985; van der Hilst and Mann, 1994). Basement-involved defor ...
Pyrenean orogeny and plate kinematics
... across it. These observations include the deep crustal structures as obtained from a reinterpretation of the deep ECORS seismic profile shot across the Pyrenees and the new tomographic sections as established from teleseismic data across it. Our major conclusion from examination of these data is tha ...
... across it. These observations include the deep crustal structures as obtained from a reinterpretation of the deep ECORS seismic profile shot across the Pyrenees and the new tomographic sections as established from teleseismic data across it. Our major conclusion from examination of these data is tha ...
101 - Durham University Community
... Basaltic magmatism that builds intra-plate ocean islands is often considered to be genetically associated with “hotspots” or “mantle plumes”. While there have been many discussions on why ocean island basalts (OIB) are geochemically highly enriched as an integral part of the mantle plume hypothesis, ...
... Basaltic magmatism that builds intra-plate ocean islands is often considered to be genetically associated with “hotspots” or “mantle plumes”. While there have been many discussions on why ocean island basalts (OIB) are geochemically highly enriched as an integral part of the mantle plume hypothesis, ...
Dynamics of the Eurasian Plate
... The concept of plasticity is used by Regenauer-Lieb and Petit [28] and Hochstein and Regenauer-Lieb [19] in their models of the Alpine and Himalayan collisions and Bird [4] also introduces a plastic yield limit. Furthermore Lithgow-Bertelloni and Guynn [22] maintain that, by limiting the maximum har ...
... The concept of plasticity is used by Regenauer-Lieb and Petit [28] and Hochstein and Regenauer-Lieb [19] in their models of the Alpine and Himalayan collisions and Bird [4] also introduces a plastic yield limit. Furthermore Lithgow-Bertelloni and Guynn [22] maintain that, by limiting the maximum har ...
Mantle Discontinuities - Northwestern University
... of 414 km, for which they suggest a Vs contrast of about 5.4% and a density contrast of 3.9%. Their travel time correlations are consistent with an exothermic (i.e., positive P-T slope) phase transition near 400 km, with about 12 km of long-wavelength topography on the boundary. Bock 119881 reports ...
... of 414 km, for which they suggest a Vs contrast of about 5.4% and a density contrast of 3.9%. Their travel time correlations are consistent with an exothermic (i.e., positive P-T slope) phase transition near 400 km, with about 12 km of long-wavelength topography on the boundary. Bock 119881 reports ...
Manea - Final - Centro de Geociencias ::.. UNAM
... One of the most prominent bathymetric features in Guatemala basin is the Tehuantepec Ridge. The nature of this major structure and the age of its formation are still unknown. This ridge is considered bathymetrically similar to the great fracture zones of the northeastern Pacific (Menard and Fisher, ...
... One of the most prominent bathymetric features in Guatemala basin is the Tehuantepec Ridge. The nature of this major structure and the age of its formation are still unknown. This ridge is considered bathymetrically similar to the great fracture zones of the northeastern Pacific (Menard and Fisher, ...
Earth`s Crust
... Sediments, primarily mud and the shells of tiny sea creatures, coat the seafloor. Sediment is thickest near the shore, where it comes off the continents in rivers and on wind currents. The oceanic crust is relatively thin and lies above the mantle. The cross section of oceanic crust in the Figure 1. ...
... Sediments, primarily mud and the shells of tiny sea creatures, coat the seafloor. Sediment is thickest near the shore, where it comes off the continents in rivers and on wind currents. The oceanic crust is relatively thin and lies above the mantle. The cross section of oceanic crust in the Figure 1. ...
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... Magma contains valuable elements, some of which leave the magma in gases and fluids. These substances transport the elements and facilitate their exchange for other elements in the surrounding rock. The surrounding rock may then have enough of the valuable elements to become an ore deposit. At conve ...
... Magma contains valuable elements, some of which leave the magma in gases and fluids. These substances transport the elements and facilitate their exchange for other elements in the surrounding rock. The surrounding rock may then have enough of the valuable elements to become an ore deposit. At conve ...
Recent Movements of the Juan de Fuca Plate System
... Analysis of the magnetic anomaliesof the Juan de Fuca plate systemallows instantaneouspoles of rotation relative to the Pacific plate to be calculatedfrom 7 Ma to the present.By combiningthesewith global solutions for Pacific/America and "absolute" (relative to hot spot) motions, a plate motion sequ ...
... Analysis of the magnetic anomaliesof the Juan de Fuca plate systemallows instantaneouspoles of rotation relative to the Pacific plate to be calculatedfrom 7 Ma to the present.By combiningthesewith global solutions for Pacific/America and "absolute" (relative to hot spot) motions, a plate motion sequ ...
MTS Journal Part 2 - Ocean Innovations
... hen Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh reached the Marianas Trench in 1960 and reported shrimp and flounder-like fish, it was proven that there is life even in the very deepest parts of the ocean. What started as a simple search for life has become over the years a search for answers to basic questions suc ...
... hen Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh reached the Marianas Trench in 1960 and reported shrimp and flounder-like fish, it was proven that there is life even in the very deepest parts of the ocean. What started as a simple search for life has become over the years a search for answers to basic questions suc ...
Dynamic elevation of the Cordillera, western United States
... rifted portions of the Cordillera exhibit elevated surface heat flow exceeding 80 mW m−2 , as compared to <60 mW m−2 in undeformed provinces to the east [Lachenbruch and Sass, 1978; Blackwell et al., 1991]. The variation of thermal boundary layer thickness implicit in the heat flow would significant ...
... rifted portions of the Cordillera exhibit elevated surface heat flow exceeding 80 mW m−2 , as compared to <60 mW m−2 in undeformed provinces to the east [Lachenbruch and Sass, 1978; Blackwell et al., 1991]. The variation of thermal boundary layer thickness implicit in the heat flow would significant ...
Chapter 8 Let`s take it from the top: the crust and upper mantle
... and in some regions appears to be laminated. There are three major crustal types- continental, transitional and oceanic. Oceanic crust generally ranges from 5-15 km in thickness and comprises 60% of the total crust by area and more than 20% by volume. In some areas, most notably near oceanic fractur ...
... and in some regions appears to be laminated. There are three major crustal types- continental, transitional and oceanic. Oceanic crust generally ranges from 5-15 km in thickness and comprises 60% of the total crust by area and more than 20% by volume. In some areas, most notably near oceanic fractur ...
Noble Gas Constraints on Mantle Structure and Convection
... • Helium behaves as an incompatible element during mantle melting (i.e. prefers melt over minerals) • Helium expected to be more incompatible than U and Th during mantle melting • Helium not recycled back into the mantle If so high 3He/4He ratios reflect less degassed mantle material ...
... • Helium behaves as an incompatible element during mantle melting (i.e. prefers melt over minerals) • Helium expected to be more incompatible than U and Th during mantle melting • Helium not recycled back into the mantle If so high 3He/4He ratios reflect less degassed mantle material ...
Jackson and Gunnarss..
... anomalies from the opposite sides of the spreading axis are superimposed there are some complications and discrepancies that occur on the landmasses and in the oceans. For example, overlap occurs between ...
... anomalies from the opposite sides of the spreading axis are superimposed there are some complications and discrepancies that occur on the landmasses and in the oceans. For example, overlap occurs between ...
imp prefaz.qxp - Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica
... the seismicity occurs more frequently where structural changes are observed by the DSS profiles. The main activity seems to originate in the upper, brittle crust; nevertheless, even the shallow events are particularly concentrated where tectonic features were discovered in the lower crust or at the ...
... the seismicity occurs more frequently where structural changes are observed by the DSS profiles. The main activity seems to originate in the upper, brittle crust; nevertheless, even the shallow events are particularly concentrated where tectonic features were discovered in the lower crust or at the ...
Oceanic trench
The oceanic trenches are hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor. They are also the deepest parts of the ocean floor. Oceanic trenches are a distinctive morphological feature of convergent plate boundaries, along which lithospheric plates move towards each other at rates that vary from a few mm to over ten cm per year. A trench marks the position at which the flexed, subducting slab begins to descend beneath another lithospheric slab. Trenches are generally parallel to a volcanic island arc, and about 200 km (120 mi) from a volcanic arc. Oceanic trenches typically extend 3 to 4 km (1.9 to 2.5 mi) below the level of the surrounding oceanic floor. The greatest ocean depth to be sounded is in the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench, at a depth of 11,034 m (36,201 ft) below sea level. Oceanic lithosphere moves into trenches at a global rate of about 3 km2/yr.