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 …

Hydrothermal circulation and alteration at mid-ocean ridges and ridge flanks have a key role
in regulating seawater chemistry and global chemical fluxes, and support diverse …

Marine minerals such as manganese nodules, Co-rich ferromanganese crusts, and seafloor
massive sulfides are commonly seen as possible future resources that could potentially add …

This essential reference for graduate students and researchers provides a unified treatment
of earthquakes and faulting as two aspects of brittle tectonics at different timescales. The …

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 …

In nearly four decades since the discovery of deep-sea vents, one-third of the length of
global oceanic spreading ridges has been surveyed for hydrothermal activity. Active …

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 …

Oceanic lithosphere carries volatiles, notably water, into the mantle through subduction at
convergent plate boundaries. This subducted water exercises control on the production of …

Geodiversity of Hydrothermal Processes Along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Ultramafic-Hosted
Mineralization: a New Type Of Oceanic Page 1 321 Diversity of Hydrothermal Systems on Slow …