The role of serpentinization and magmatism in the formation of decoupling interfaces at magma-poor rifted margins

M Gillard, J Tugend, O Müntener, G Manatschal… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
In spite of recent progress in the understanding of magma-poor rifted margins, the processes
leading to the formation and evolution of the exhumed mantle domain and its transition …

Dating seafloor spreading of the southwest sub-basin in the South China Sea

N Qiu, Z Sun, J Lin, CF Li, X Xu - Gondwana Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine magnetic lineations play important role in interpreting the age and spreading
processes of the oceanic crust. However, it is difficult to identify magnetic lineations from sea …

Ignition of the southern Atlantic seafloor spreading machine without hot-mantle booster

D Sauter, G Manatschal, N Kusznir, C Masquelet… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The source of massive magma production at volcanic rifted margins remains strongly
disputed since the first observations of thick lava piles in the 1980s. However, volumes of …

Flipping detachments: The kinematics of ultraslow spreading ridges

T Reston - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Although the seafloor spreading Hess initially proposed was a virtually amagmatic process,
little attention has been paid to that possibility since. We construct a kinematic framework for …

Intraplate deformation of oceanic crust in the West Somali Basin: Insights from long‐offset reflection seismic data

D Sauter, JC Ringenbach, M Cannat, T Maurin… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Interpretation of new high‐resolution seismic reflection sections reveals intraplate
deformation of oceanic crust in the West Somali Basin, between the East Africa margin and …

Evidence for a prolonged continental breakup resulting from slow extension rates at the eastern North American volcanic rifted margin

A Bécel, JK Davis, BD Shuck… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
When continental rifting is accompanied by localized magmatism under extensional stress,
the breakup duration can be short and the continent/ocean transition sharp, as mantle melts …

Crustal Structure of the Camamu‐Almada Margin Along the Northeastern Rift Segment of Brazil From an Integration of Deep‐Penetration Seismic Reflection Profiles …

S Romito, P Mann - Tectonics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Camamu‐Almada segment of the northeastern Brazil rifted‐passive margin
covers an area of 22,000 km2 and includes:(a) thin to ultra‐thin metamorphic continental …

The crustal structure of the western Amundsen Basin, Arctic Ocean, derived from seismic refraction/wide-angle reflection data

CF Castro, T Funck, JR Hopper - Geophysical Journal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Two geophysical expeditions (LOMROG II and III) were carried out in 2009 and 2012 to
acquire seismic data in the western Amundsen Basin in the Arctic Ocean, a basin formed by …

Oceanic crustal structures and temporal variations of magmatic budget during seafloor spreading in the East Sub-basin of the South China Sea

J Yu, P Yan, Y Qiu, M Delescluse, W Huang, Y Wang - Marine Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Following magma-poor continental rifting, the South China Sea (SCS) experienced seafloor
spreading from~ 33 Ma to~ 15 Ma with an intervening southward ridge jump at~ 25 Ma …

Intra-oceanic emplacement of the Comoros Archipelago through inherited fracture zones

C Masquelet, L Watremez, S Leroy, D Sauter… - Tectonophysics, 2024 - Elsevier
We shed light on the nature and structure of the crust surrounding the Comoros Archipelago,
western Indian Ocean, offering insights into the region's geological history and volcanic …