What are the differences between magma-dominated and tectonically-dominated spreading centers?

Nov 29, 2023 ... Seafloor spreading occurs at divergent plate boundaries. As tectonic plates slowly move away from each other, heat from the mantle's convection ... We present a tectonic interpretation of the breakup and early seafloor spreading between India and Antarctica based on improved coverage of potential field and ... Sea-floor spreading at the Charlie Gibbs Transform system (52-53ºN, Mid Atlantic Ridge): Preliminary results from A.N. Strakhov Expedition S50. Congresso ... Feb 14, 2025 ... Characterizing Organic Carbon Cycling at a Seafloor Spreading Center ... New research from USGS characterizes organic carbon cycling in deep-sea ... Seafloor spreading ... Seafloor spreading, or seafloor spread, is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic ... Jun 30, 2017 ... ... ocean sea floor spreading: A case study of the Afar triple junction'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. Mantle Plume Keyphrases 100 ... Feb 26, 2024 ... This paper summarizes the basic understanding about the dynamic mechanisms of global asymmetric seafloor spreading and ridge jumps and reviews the related ... In the paradigm of plate tectonics, seafloor spreading is viewed as a perfectly symmetrical process - whereby equal areas of new oceanic crust are created ... Seafloor spreading is the mechanism that Wegener was looking for! Convection currents within the mantle drive the continents. Dec 1, 2018 ... Although the seafloor spreading Hess initially proposed was a virtually amagmatic process, little attention has been paid to that ...