| Autor: |
Andrew J. Nalwalk, Robert B. Scott, Bobby G. Bassinger, Reginald N. Harbison, Peter A. Rona |
| Rok vydání: |
1976 |
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| Zdroj: |
Geological Society of America Bulletin. 87:661 |
| ISSN: |
0016-7606 |
| DOI: |
10.1130/0016-7606(1976)87<661:tfahao>2.0.co;2 |
| Popis: |
An asymmetric tectonic fabric was delineated by narrow-beam bathymetric profiles in a 180-km 2 area of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge crest at lat 26°N. Features of the tectonic fabric are a continuous rift valley offset by small ( The rift valley has a double structure consisting of linear segments, bounded by ridges, and basins at the intersections of the minor fracture zones. The double structure of the rift valley acts like a template that programs the reproduction of the tectonic fabric. The minor fracture zones form an asymmetric V about the rift valley at variance with the symmetric small circles formed by major fracture zones. To reconcile the asymmetry of minor fracture zones with the symmetry of major fracture zones, it is proposed that the minor fracture zones have been preferentially reoriented by an external stress field attributed to interplate and intraplate motions. Major fracture zones remain symmetric under the same stress field owing to differential stability between minor and major structures of oceanic lithosphere. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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