Central Indian Ridge
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The Central Indian Ridge is a major mid-ocean ridge in the Indian Ocean where tectonic plates diverge, creating new oceanic crust and significant seafloor spreading.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
divergent plate boundary
ⓘ
mid-ocean ridge ⓘ |
| associatedEcosystems | chemosynthetic communities at hydrothermal vents ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
earthquakes
ⓘ
hydrothermal activity ⓘ normal faulting ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Carlsberg Ridge
ⓘ
Southwest Indian Ridge ⓘ |
| crustComposition |
basalt
ⓘ
gabbro ⓘ peridotite in uplifted sections ⓘ |
| crustThickness | typical oceanic crust thickness ⓘ |
| crustTypeFormed | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | marine geophysical surveys ⓘ |
| environment | deep-sea environment ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Carlsberg Ridge ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Southwest Indian Ridge ⓘ |
| geodynamicRole | accommodates spreading in central Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Mesozoic to Cenozoic activity ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fracture zones
ⓘ
segmented ridge axis ⓘ transform faults ⓘ |
| heatFlow | elevated ⓘ |
| influences |
Indian Ocean bathymetry
ⓘ
regional seismicity ⓘ |
| lithosphere | young oceanic lithosphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| morphology |
axial high in some segments
ⓘ
rift valley ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its central position in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | global mid-ocean ridge system ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryType | constructive plate boundary ⓘ |
| process |
creation of new oceanic crust
ⓘ
seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| relativeMotion | divergent motion of African and Indo-Australian plates ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
mantle upwelling
ⓘ
oceanic crust formation processes ⓘ ridge segmentation ⓘ |
| separates |
African Plate
ⓘ
Indo-Australian Plate ⓘ |
| spreadingRate | intermediate to slow ⓘ |
| spreadingType | slow-spreading ridge ⓘ |
| studyField |
geophysics
ⓘ
marine geology ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | divergent boundary between tectonic plates ⓘ |
| volcanism | basaltic volcanism ⓘ |
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