CRUSTAL PLATES IN CENTRAL ATLANTIC - EVIDENCE FOR AT LEAST 2 POLES OF ROTATION

被引：46

作者：

FOX, PJ

PITMAN, WC

SHEPHARD, F

机构：

[1] Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades

来源：

SCIENCE | 1969年 / 165卷 / 3892期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.165.3892.487

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

A fracture zone that offsets the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 24°N, 45°W was traced westward over a distance of 840 kilometers. The radius of curvature of the fracture zone changes at about 47°45′W; this suggests that the fracture zone was generated by rotation of crustal plates about at least two sequential poles.

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