Eurasian spreading center
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The Eurasian spreading center is a tectonic plate boundary in the Arctic Ocean where the Eurasian and North American plates diverge, creating new oceanic crust along mid-ocean ridges such as the Nansen-Gakkel Ridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eurasian spreading center canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
divergent plate boundary
ⓘ
mid-ocean ridge system ⓘ tectonic plate boundary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Eurasian Basin spreading center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
earthquakes
ⓘ
hydrothermal activity ⓘ normal faulting ⓘ rifting ⓘ volcanism ⓘ |
| controls | age distribution of Arctic Ocean floor ⓘ |
| creates | new oceanic crust ⓘ |
| crustTypeFormed | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
bathymetric mapping
ⓘ
magnetic anomaly patterns ⓘ seismic profiling ⓘ |
| extendsAcross | Eurasian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| includes | Nansen-Gakkel Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | bathymetry of the Eurasian Basin ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Mid-Atlantic Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| magmaSource | upwelling mantle material ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic mid-ocean ridge system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
global mid-ocean ridge system ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryType | constructive boundary ⓘ |
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| ridgeMorphology |
deep axial valley
ⓘ
sparsely distributed volcanic centers ⓘ |
| separates |
Eurasian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spreadingRate | less than 20 mm per year ⓘ |
| spreadingType | ultra-slow spreading ridge ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | oceanic-oceanic divergent boundary ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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