Primitive layered gabbros fromfast-spreading lower oceanic crust

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 505; no. 7482; p. 204
• Main Authors: Gillis, Kathryn M, Snow, Jonathan E, Klaus, Adam, Abe, Natsue, Adrião, Álden B, Akizawa, Norikatsu, Ceuleneer, Georges, Cheadle, Michael J, Faak, Kathrin, Falloon, Trevor J, Friedman, Sarah A, Godard, Marguerite, Guerin, Gilles, Harigane, Yumiko, Horst, Andrew J, Hoshide, Takashi, Ildefonse, Benoit, Jean, Marlon M, John, Barbara E, Koepke, Juergen, Machi, Sumiaki, Maeda, Jinichiro, Marks, Naomi E, McCaig, Andrew M, Meyer, Romain, Morris, Antony, Nozaka, Toshio, Python, Marie, Saha, Abhishek, Wintsch, Robert P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group 09.01.2014
• Subjects: Basalt; Crystallization; Geochemistry; Geophysical studies; Grain size; Lava; Magma; Ocean floor; Oceanic crust; Ridges; Rocks

Three-quarters of the oceanic crust formed at fast-spreading ridges is composed of plutonic rocks whose mineral assemblages, textures and compositions record the history of melt transport and crystallization between the mantle and the sea floor. Despite the importance of these rocks, sampling them i...