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Mid-Ocean Ridges

Mid-Ocean Ridges. JdFR. MAR. CIR. EPR. Thuan Chau , Yao Yao. SWIR. PAR. SEIR. Mid-Ocean Ridge. Underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics. O ceanic spreading center Valley of rifts running along its spine Responsible for seafloor spreading

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Mid-Ocean Ridges

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  1. Mid-Ocean Ridges JdFR MAR CIR EPR ThuanChau, Yao Yao SWIR PAR SEIR

  2. Mid-Ocean Ridge • Underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics. • Oceanic spreading center • Valley of rifts running along its spine • Responsible for seafloor spreading • Magma, which comes out at the linear weakness part in the oceanic crust, becomes the new seafloor when it cools down. • Longest mountain range in the world 80,000km long (65,000km continuous).

  3. Classes of Ridges • Fast-spreading ridges, like the East Pacific Rise, the spreading rate is 100 to 200 millimeters per year. • Slow-spreading ridges, like the Mid Atlantic Ridge, the spreading rate is 20 to 40 millimeters per year. • Ultraslow-spreading ridges, like the Southwest Indian Ridge, the spreading rate is less than 20 millimeters per year.

  4. Central Indian Ridge: Western regions of the Indian Ocean. Lava flow: 0.51-0.68 km3/year Average spreading rate: 1.13 cm/year Southwest Indian Ridge: Southwest Indian ocean Separated the African and Antarctic plates Average spreading rate: 13-18 mm/year Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Atlantic Ocean Separated Africa and South America Average spreading rate: 2.5 cm/year

  5. Juan de Fuca Ridge: • (500km long, 8km wide) • Subductionzone, divergent zone, transform zone. • 1.8 to 3 cm/yr. • frequency of seismic events. • East Pacific Rise: • Volcanic chain – 1,800 to 2,700 m above seafloor • 16 cm/ yr (Chile) • 6cm/yr (Gulf of California) • Pacific Antarctic Ridge: • Divergent tectonic plate boundary located in the South Pacific Ocean. • Rate of spreading is 54-76mm/yr. • Southeast Indian Ridge: • Intermediate spreading ridge • ~60 to 80 mm/yr

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