Over the last decades, numerous studies have emphasized the role of serpentinites in the
subduction zone geodynamics. Their presence and role in subduction environments are …

Core-complex formation driven by lithospheric extension is a first-order process of heat and
mass transfer in the Earth. Core-complex structures have been recognized in the continents …

At plate boundaries, where deformation is localized along centimetre-to kilometre-scale
shear zones, the influence of serpentinite on tectonic processes is linked to its unique …

Abyssal peridotite from the 15° 20′ N area of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge show complex
geochemical variations among the different sites drilled during ODP Leg 209. Major element …

We report on extensive off-axis bathymetry, gravity, and magnetic data that provide a 26-my-
long record of axial tectonic and magmatic processes over a 660-km-long and melt-poor …

The global mid-ocean ridge system, where tectonic plates diverge, is traditionally thought of
as the largest single volcanic feature on the Earth. Yet, wide expanses of smooth sea floor in …

Oceanic core complexes are the uplifted footwalls of very-large-offset low-angle normal
faults that exhume lower crust and mantle rocks onto the seafloor at slow-spreading ridges …

We present first results of a petrographic study of hydrothermally altered peridotites drilled
during Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 209 in the 15° 20′ N fracture Zone area on the …

Abstract The North Atlantic, extending from the Charlie Gibbs Fracture Zone to the north
Norway-Greenland-Svalbard margins, is regarded as both a classic case of structural …

The ophiolites from the Alpine Tethys are incompatible with the definition of the classical 3-
layered Penrose ophiolite sequence, but they also show features that are inconsistent with …