Zero-offset fracture zones

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Research Article| April 01, 1980 Zero-offset fracture zones Hans Schouten; Hans Schouten 1Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Robert S. White Robert S. White 1Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Hans Schouten 1Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 Robert S. White 1Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1980) 8 (4): 175–179. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1980)8<175:ZFZ>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Hans Schouten, Robert S. White; Zero-offset fracture zones. Geology 1980;; 8 (4): 175–179. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1980)8<175:ZFZ>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Normal oceanic crust in the North Atlantic is typically formed in strips 50 to 80 km wide separated by fracture zones. Anomalous seismic crustal structure (less than 10 km wide) is found beneath fracture zones regardless of the amount of offset. Although many of these fracture zones exhibit minor and variable offsets in the seafloor-spreading magnetic lineations, they separate crust with distinctively different basement morphology and magnetic signatures even when there is no offset apparent in the magnetic lineations. The pattern of both the basement relief and the magnetic anomalies provides the evidence for the persistence of minor and variable offset fracture zones formed by the decoupling of adjacent spreading centers over a period of at least 15 m.y. of seafloor spreading. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.