Author: Planert Lars Flueh Ernst R. Tilmann Frederik Grevemeyer Ingo Reston Timothy J.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0956-540X
Source: Geophysical Journal International, Vol.181, Iss.1, 2010-04, pp. : 113-126
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Abstract
SUMMARYWe present results of a seismic refraction experiment which determines the crustal and upper-mantle structure of an oceanic core complex (OCC) and its conjugate side located south of the 5°S ridge–transform intersection at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The core complex with a corrugated surface has been split by a change in location of active seafloor spreading, resulting in two massifs on either side of the current spreading axis.We applied a joint tomographic inversion of wide-angle reflected and refracted phases for five intersecting seismic profiles. The obtained velocity models are used to constrain the magmatic evolution of the core complex from the analysis of seismic layer 3 and crustal thickness. An abrupt increase of crustal velocities at shallow depth coincides with the onset of the seafloor corrugations at the exposed footwall. The observed velocity structure is consistent with the presence of gabbros directly beneath the corrugated fault surface. The thickness of the high-velocity body is constrained by
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