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Seismic reflection images of a near-axis melt sill within the lower crust at the Juan de Fuca Ridge
Canales, J.P.; Nedimovic, M.R.; Kent, G.M.; Carbotte, S.M.; Detrick, R.S. (2009). Seismic reflection images of a near-axis melt sill within the lower crust at the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Nature (Lond.) 460(7251)): 89-94. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature08095
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, meer
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- Canales, J.P.
- Nedimovic, M.R.
- Kent, G.M.
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- Carbotte, S.M.
- Detrick, R.S.
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| Abstract |
The oceanic crust extends over two-thirds of the Earth's solid surface, and is generated along mid-ocean ridges from melts derived from the upwelling mantle(1). The upper and middle crust are constructed by dyking and sea-floor eruptions originating from magma accumulated in mid-crustal lenses at the spreading axis(2-6), but the style of accretion of the lower oceanic crust is actively debated(7). Models based on geological and petrological data from ophiolites propose that the lower oceanic crust is accreted from melt sills intruded at multiple levels between the Moho transition zone (MTZ) and the mid-crustal lens(8-11), consistent with geophysical studies that suggest the presence of melt within the lower crust(12-16). However, seismic images of molten sills within the lower crust have been elusive. Until now, only seismic reflections from mid-crustal melt lenses(2,17,18) and sills within the MTZ have been described(19), suggesting that melt is efficiently transported through the lower crust. Here we report deep crustal seismic reflections off the southern Juan de Fuca ridge that we interpret as originating from a molten sill at present accreting the lower oceanic crust. The sill sits 5-6 km beneath the sea floor and 850-900 m above the MTZ, and is located 1.4-3.2 km off the spreading axis. Our results provide evidence for the existence of low-permeability barriers to melt migration within the lower section of modern oceanic crust forming at intermediate-to-fast spreading rates, as inferred from ophiolite studies(9,10). |
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