Probing the foundation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

ODP Leg 153 Shipboard Scientific Party

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Abstract

Leg 153 of the Ocean Drilling Program drilled five sites on the western wall of the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge (MAR) between 23°20′N and 23°30′N, at distances of 5–35 km south of the Kane Transform (Figure 1). This area—referred to as the MARK—is one of the most extensively studied portions of the mid‐ocean‐ridge system. Core recovered on Leg 153 represents the most continuous sampling to date through a section of sub‐oceanic mantle, as well as temporally and spatially diverse sections of the lower crustal plutonic rocks. Results from postcruise research programs will specifically address models of magma evolution, tectonic activity, and hydrothermal alteration in slow‐spreading oceanic crust.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)129-133
Number of pages5
JournalEos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
Volume76
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 28 1995

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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