Central Lau Spreading Center
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The Central Lau Spreading Center is a major seafloor spreading ridge in the southwestern Pacific where tectonic plates diverge and new oceanic crust forms within the Lau Basin back-arc region.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
back-arc spreading ridge
ⓘ
seafloor spreading center ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indo-Australian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Plate subduction ⓘ Tonga Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga subduction zone NERFINISHED ⓘ hydrothermal vent fields ⓘ submarine volcanic edifices ⓘ |
| crustTypeFormed | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| environment | deep-sea seafloor ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature |
divergent plate boundary
ⓘ
spreading ridge ⓘ |
| governedBy | plate divergence ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
active volcanism
ⓘ
frequent magmatism ⓘ hydrothermal venting ⓘ |
| hasCrustalAge | young oceanic crust ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
hydrothermal plume emissions
ⓘ
submarine volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hasMagmatismSource |
decompression melting
ⓘ
mantle upwelling ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
axial ridge
ⓘ
rifted spreading axis ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | approximately north–south trending axis ⓘ |
| hasSpreadingType | asymmetric back-arc spreading ⓘ |
| isBackArcTo |
Tonga volcanic arc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonga–Kermadec arc system ⓘ |
| isBetween |
Eastern Lau Spreading Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valu Fa Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSegmentOf | Lau spreading ridge system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | arc–back-arc magmatic system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lau Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonga–Lau back-arc region NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lau Basin spreading centers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lau back-arc spreading system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| process |
formation of new oceanic crust
ⓘ
seafloor spreading ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
back-arc basin evolution
ⓘ
hydrothermal systems ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ submarine volcanism ⓘ |
| separates | tectonic plates ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
back-arc basin
ⓘ
convergent margin back-arc ⓘ |
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