M. Rodger
Evidence for unusually thin oceanic crust and strong mantle beneath the Amazon fan
Rodger, M.; Watts, A.B.; Greenroyd, C.; Peirce, C.; Hobbs, R.W.
Authors
A.B. Watts
C. Greenroyd
Professor Christine Peirce christine.peirce@durham.ac.uk
Professor
R.W. Hobbs
Abstract
We used seismic and gravity data to determine the structure of the crust and mantle beneath the Amazon Fan. Seismic data suggest that the crust is of oceanic-type and is unusually thin (<4 km) compared to elsewhere in the Atlantic. We attribute the thin crust to ultraslow seafloor spreading following the breakup of South America and Africa during the Early Cretaceous. Gravity data suggest that the fan was emplaced on lithosphere that increased its elastic thickness, Te, and hence strength, following rifting. The increase, from 10 km to 40 km, is greater, however, than would be expected if Te were determined by a single controlling isotherm, based on a cooling plate model. Hence, we conclude that the Amazon Fan has been emplaced on, and is supported by, unusually thin oceanic crust and strong mantle.
Citation
Rodger, M., Watts, A., Greenroyd, C., Peirce, C., & Hobbs, R. (2006). Evidence for unusually thin oceanic crust and strong mantle beneath the Amazon fan. Geology, 34(12), 1081-1084. https://doi.org/10.1130/g22966a.1
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2006-12 |
Deposit Date | Mar 13, 2007 |
Journal | Geology |
Print ISSN | 0091-7613 |
Electronic ISSN | 1943-2682 |
Publisher | Geological Society of America |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 34 |
Issue | 12 |
Pages | 1081-1084 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1130/g22966a.1 |
Keywords | Amazon Fan, Crustal structure, Mantle, Gravity anomalies, Isostasy. |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1590697 |
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