Abstract
Magnetic and bathymetric data are combined with earthquake mechanism studies to produce a tectonic model for the Juan Fernandez microplate at the Pacific-Nazca-Antarctic triple junction. Presents a schematic evolutionary model which relates the formation of the Juan Fernandez microplate to differential spreading rates at the triple junction, and discusses related complexities. The future evolution of the 4 plate system depends on whether one or both ridges remain active. -from Authors
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2005-2018 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | B2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geophysics
- Forestry
- Oceanography
- Aquatic Science
- Ecology
- Water Science and Technology
- Soil Science
- Geochemistry and Petrology
- Earth-Surface Processes
- Atmospheric Science
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Space and Planetary Science
- Palaeontology