Melson WG, Thompson G (1973) Glassy abyssal basalts Atlantic sea floor near St. Paul’s rocks:
petrography and composition of secondary clay minerals. Bull Geological Soc America
84:703–716
Morgan JP, Chen Y (1993) Dependence of ridge-axis morphology on magma supply and
spreading rate. Nature 364:706–708
Naar DF, Hey RN (1989) Recent Pacific-Easter-Nazca plate motions. In: Evolution of Mid-Ocean
Ridges, IUGG, Symposium 8, AGU Geophys Monogr 57:9–30
Naar DF, Hey RN (1991) Tectonic evolution of the easter microplate. J Geophys Res
96:796–7993
Natland JH (1989) Partial melting of a lithologically heterogeneous mantle: inferences from
crystallization histories of magnesian abyssal tholeiites from the Siqueiros Fracture Zone. In:
Saunders AD, Norry MJ (eds) Magmatism in the ocean basins. Spec Publ Geol Soc London
42:41–70
Niu Y, Hekinian R (1997) Basaltic liquids and harzburgitic residues in the Garrett transform: a
case study at fast-spreading ridges. Earth Planet Sci Let 146:243–258
Perfit M, Fornari DJ, Smith MC, Bender JP, Lagmuir CH, Haymon RM (1994) Fine scale
petrographic variation along mid-oceanic ridge crest magmatism. Geology 22:375–379
Rusby RI (1993) Segmentation and reorganization of the equatorial Mid-Atlantic Ridge (5°-0°N)
Bridge News 16:19
Searle RC (1983) Multiple, closely spaced transform faults in fast-slipping fracture zones.
Geology 11:607–610
Solomon SC, Huang PY, Meinke L (1988) The seismic moment budget of slowly spreading
ridges. Nature 334:58–61
Tilley CE (1947) The dunite mylonite of the St. Paul’s rocks (Atlantic Ocean). Am J Sci
245:483–491
Turner FJ, Verhoogen J (1960) Igneous and metamorphic petrology. McGraw-Hill, New York
p 694
Udintsev GB, Kurantsova NA, Pronina NV, Sminova SB, Ushakova MG (1990) Finds of
continental rocks and sediment of anomalous age in the equatorial segment of the MidAtlantic Ridge. Trans USSR Acad Sci Dokl 312:111–114
Washington HS (1930) The petrology of St. Paul’s rocks report on the geological collection made
during the quest on the Shakelton-Rowet expédition. 1921-2. British Museum Natural History
Capt XII :19 p
Wilson JT (1965) A new class of faults and their bearing on continental drift. Nature 207:343–347
Wiseman JDH (1966) St. Paul’s rocks and the problem of upper mantle. Geophys J Royal Astron
Soc 11:319–525
Wolfe CJ, Bergman EA, Solomon SC (1993) Oceanic transform earthquakes with unusual
mechanism or locations: relation to fault geometry and state of stress in the adjacent
lithosphere. J Geophys Res 98:16187–16211>
300
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petrography and composition of secondary clay minerals. Bull Geological Soc America
84:703–716
Morgan JP, Chen Y (1993) Dependence of ridge-axis morphology on magma supply and
spreading rate. Nature 364:706–708
Naar DF, Hey RN (1989) Recent Pacific-Easter-Nazca plate motions. In: Evolution of Mid-Ocean
Ridges, IUGG, Symposium 8, AGU Geophys Monogr 57:9–30
Naar DF, Hey RN (1991) Tectonic evolution of the easter microplate. J Geophys Res
96:796–7993
Natland JH (1989) Partial melting of a lithologically heterogeneous mantle: inferences from
crystallization histories of magnesian abyssal tholeiites from the Siqueiros Fracture Zone. In:
Saunders AD, Norry MJ (eds) Magmatism in the ocean basins. Spec Publ Geol Soc London
42:41–70
Niu Y, Hekinian R (1997) Basaltic liquids and harzburgitic residues in the Garrett transform: a
case study at fast-spreading ridges. Earth Planet Sci Let 146:243–258
Perfit M, Fornari DJ, Smith MC, Bender JP, Lagmuir CH, Haymon RM (1994) Fine scale
petrographic variation along mid-oceanic ridge crest magmatism. Geology 22:375–379
Rusby RI (1993) Segmentation and reorganization of the equatorial Mid-Atlantic Ridge (5°-0°N)
Bridge News 16:19
Searle RC (1983) Multiple, closely spaced transform faults in fast-slipping fracture zones.
Geology 11:607–610
Solomon SC, Huang PY, Meinke L (1988) The seismic moment budget of slowly spreading
ridges. Nature 334:58–61
Tilley CE (1947) The dunite mylonite of the St. Paul’s rocks (Atlantic Ocean). Am J Sci
245:483–491
Turner FJ, Verhoogen J (1960) Igneous and metamorphic petrology. McGraw-Hill, New York
p 694
Udintsev GB, Kurantsova NA, Pronina NV, Sminova SB, Ushakova MG (1990) Finds of
continental rocks and sediment of anomalous age in the equatorial segment of the MidAtlantic Ridge. Trans USSR Acad Sci Dokl 312:111–114
Washington HS (1930) The petrology of St. Paul’s rocks report on the geological collection made
during the quest on the Shakelton-Rowet expédition. 1921-2. British Museum Natural History
Capt XII :19 p
Wilson JT (1965) A new class of faults and their bearing on continental drift. Nature 207:343–347
Wiseman JDH (1966) St. Paul’s rocks and the problem of upper mantle. Geophys J Royal Astron
Soc 11:319–525
Wolfe CJ, Bergman EA, Solomon SC (1993) Oceanic transform earthquakes with unusual
mechanism or locations: relation to fault geometry and state of stress in the adjacent
lithosphere. J Geophys Res 98:16187–16211>
300
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