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South Atlantic Transect: Variations in Oceanic Crustal Structure at 31°S
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems ( IF 2.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-06-11 , DOI: 10.1029/2020gc009017
G. L. Christeson 1 , R. S. Reece 2 , D. A. Kardell 1 , J. D. Estep 2 , A. Fedotova 2, 3 , J. A. Goff 1
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We present an analysis of geophysical data acquired along a transect of 0–62 Ma crust located on the western flank of the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge at 31°S; all crust was formed at the same ridge segment. Crustal thickness, constrained by five wide‐angle profiles, has mean values of 5.6 km at 6.6 and 15.2 Ma, 7.0 km at 30.6 Ma, 5.5 km at 49.2 Ma, and 3.6 km at 61.2 Ma. Crustal thickness is uniform along each ridge‐parallel profile (standard deviations 0.1–0.3 km), indicating uniform along‐axis magmatic accretion over lateral distances of 40–60 km. The crustal structure of 61.2 Ma crust is not only anomalously thin compared to the other profiles but also contains regions with a linear velocity gradient from seafloor to Moho, which suggests that intense fracturing may extend to the base of the thin crust. Abyssal hill root‐mean‐square heights in the study region are 57–142 m and have an inverse correlation with spreading rate. These values are lower than the average root‐mean‐square height of 196 m elsewhere on the southern Mid‐Atlantic Ridge and indicate relatively high mantle temperatures in our study area. Unsedimented or lightly sedimented basement highs are prevalent at all ages; we argue that bottom currents scour the high topography, transporting sediment into adjacent basement lows. All drillsites planned for International Ocean Discovery Program Expeditions 390 and 393 are within 1–10 km of unsedimented or lightly sedimented basement highs, which should facilitate fluid flow and continued geochemical exchange between crust and seafloor.

中文翻译:

南大西洋样带:31°S时海洋地壳结构的变化

我们对沿31°S的大西洋中脊西翼的0-62 Ma地壳横断面采集的地球物理数据进行了分析。所有地壳都形成在相同的脊段。地壳厚度受五个广角剖面的限制,在6.6和15.2 Ma时的平均值为5.6 km,在30.6 Ma时为7.0 km,在49.2 Ma时为5.5 km,在61.2 Ma时为3.6 km。沿每个山脊平行剖面的地壳厚度是均匀的(标准偏差为0.1–0.3 km),表明在40–60 km的横向距离上沿轴向的岩浆堆积是均匀的。与其他剖面相比,61.2 Ma地壳的地壳结构不仅异常薄,而且包含从海底到Moho线性速度梯度的区域,这表明强烈的裂缝可能延伸到薄地壳的底部。研究区域的深渊丘陵均方根高度为57–142 m,与扩散速率成反比。这些数值低于中大西洋南部山脊其他地方的平均均方根高度196 m,表明我们研究区的地幔温度相对较高。不沉淀或轻度沉淀的地下室高潮在各个年龄段都很普遍。我们认为,底流冲刷了高地形,将泥沙输送到了相邻的地下室低点。计划用于国际海洋发现计划390和393远征队的所有钻探场均位于未沉积或轻度沉积的地下室高程的1-10 km之内,这应有助于流体流动以及地壳与海底之间的持续地球化学交换。这些数值低于中大西洋南部山脊其他地方的平均均方根高度196 m,表明我们研究区的地幔温度相对较高。不沉淀或轻度沉淀的地下室高潮在各个年龄段都很普遍。我们认为,底流冲刷了高地形,将泥沙输送到了相邻的地下室低点。计划用于国际海洋发现计划390和393远征队的所有钻探场均位于未沉积或轻度沉积的地下室高程的1-10 km之内,这应有助于流体流动以及地壳和海底之间的持续地球化学交换。这些数值低于中大西洋南部山脊其他地方的平均均方根高度196 m,表明我们研究区的地幔温度相对较高。不沉淀或轻度沉淀的地下室高潮在各个年龄段都很普遍。我们认为,底流冲刷了高地形,将泥沙输送到了相邻的地下室低点。计划用于国际海洋发现计划390和393远征队的所有钻探场均位于未沉积或轻度沉积的地下室高程的1-10 km之内,这应有助于流体流动以及地壳和海底之间的持续地球化学交换。我们认为,底流冲刷了高地形,将泥沙输送到了相邻的地下室低点。计划用于国际海洋发现计划390和393远征队的所有钻探场均位于未沉积或轻度沉积的地下室高程的1-10 km之内,这应有助于流体流动以及地壳和海底之间的持续地球化学交换。我们认为,底流冲刷了高地形,将泥沙输送到了相邻的地下室低点。计划用于国际海洋发现计划390和393远征队的所有钻探场均位于未沉积或轻度沉积的地下室高程的1-10 km之内,这应有助于流体流动以及地壳和海底之间的持续地球化学交换。
更新日期:2020-07-15
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