Crustal Plates in the Central Atlantic: Evidence for at Least Two Poles of Rotation
- 1 August 1969
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Science
- Vol. 165 (3892), 487-489
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.165.3892.487
Abstract
Fracture zone that ofisets 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.Keywords
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