Planned geological investigations of the Europa Clipper Mission
Geological investigations planned for the Europa Clipper mission will examine the
formation, evolution, and expression of geomorphic structures found on the surface …
formation, evolution, and expression of geomorphic structures found on the surface …
Polyphase tectono-magmatic evolution during mantle exhumation in an ultra-distal, magma-poor rift domain: example of the fossil Platta ophiolite, SE Switzerland
ME Epin, G Manatschal, M Amman, C Ribes… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Despite the fact that many studies have investigated mantle exhumation at ultra-slow-
spreading ridges and magma-poor rifted margins, there are still numerous questions …
spreading ridges and magma-poor rifted margins, there are still numerous questions …
Controls on the magmatic fraction of extension at mid-ocean ridges
JA Olive, P Dublanchet - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
The fraction M of plate separation accommodated by magma emplacement at mid-ocean
ridges has been recognized as the main control on seafloor spreading modes, yet the …
ridges has been recognized as the main control on seafloor spreading modes, yet the …
How transform fault shear influences where detachment faults form near mid-ocean ridges
Oceanic detachment faults represent an end-member form of seafloor creation, associated
with relatively weak magmatism at slow-spreading mid-ocean ridges. We use 3-D numerical …
with relatively weak magmatism at slow-spreading mid-ocean ridges. We use 3-D numerical …
Kinematics of footwall exhumation at oceanic detachment faults: Solid‐block rotation and apparent unbending
Seafloor spreading at slow rates can be accommodated on large‐offset oceanic detachment
faults (ODFs), that exhume lower crustal and mantle rocks in footwall domes termed oceanic …
faults (ODFs), that exhume lower crustal and mantle rocks in footwall domes termed oceanic …
Mantle exhumation at magma-poor rifted margins controlled by frictional shear zones
The transition zone from continental crust to the mature mid-ocean ridge spreading center of
the Iberia-Newfoundland magma-poor rifted margins is mostly composed of exhumed …
the Iberia-Newfoundland magma-poor rifted margins is mostly composed of exhumed …
Sulfide metallogenic model for the ultraslow-spreading Southwest Indian Ridge
Polymetallic sulfides present in mid-ocean ridges (MORs) have become important strategic
resources for humans, and a scientific metallogenic model is necessary for the investigation …
resources for humans, and a scientific metallogenic model is necessary for the investigation …
Magmatism controls global oceanic transform fault topography
Oceanic transform faults play an essential role in plate tectonics. Yet to date, there is no
unifying explanation for the global trend in broad-scale transform fault topography, ranging …
unifying explanation for the global trend in broad-scale transform fault topography, ranging …
A 3‐D Seismic Tomographic Study of Spreading Structures and Smooth Seafloor Generated by Detachment Faulting—The Ultra‐Slow Spreading Southwest Indian …
AH Robinson, L Watremez, S Leroy… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
At ultra‐slow spreading ridges, with full spreading rates less than∼ 20 mm/yr, spreading is
accommodated both by highly spatially and temporally segmented magmatism, and tectonic …
accommodated both by highly spatially and temporally segmented magmatism, and tectonic …
Microstructures reveal multistage melt present strain localisation in mid-ocean gabbros
In this work, we examine the tectono-metamorphic evolution of gabbroic rocks of the Atlantis
Bank oceanic core complex, South West Indian Ridge, focusing on multistage strain …
Bank oceanic core complex, South West Indian Ridge, focusing on multistage strain …