Time series measurements of the chemistry of hot spring fluids at mid-ocean ridges (MOR)
have revealed steady state concentrations of dissolved species that indicate solubility …

The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to
all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant …

When Harry Hess first proposed the theory of seafloor spreading, he imagined that mantle
peridotite upwelling at midocean ridges reacted with water to form a serpentinite oceanic …

Seismic imaging methods have provided detailed three-dimensional constraints on the
physical properties of magmatic systems leading to invaluable insight into the storage …

Geophysical evidence precludes the existence of a large, mainly molten magma chamber
beneath portions of the East Pacific Rise (EPR). A reasonable model, consistent with these …

Convective circulation of seawater through oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges (MOR) and on
ridge flanks has wide-ranging effects on heat transport, the chemical and isotopic …

In this study we construct a thermal and mechanical model for the genesis of oceanic crust.
Magma is halted in its ascent within the oceanic crust when it reaches a freezing horizon …

Geological observations reveal that mid-ocean ridges are segmented by numerous rigid and
nonrigid discontinuities. A hierarchy of segmentation, ranging from large, long-lived …

WHY do some mid-ocean-ridge axes have as their topographic expression a median valley
1–2 km deep and 15–30 km wide, whereas others have an axial high 100–200 m high and 1 …

Mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) provide fundamental information about the composition
and melting processes in the Earth's upper mantle. To use MORB to further our …