Palaeozoic and Proterozoic zircons from the Mid-Atlantic Range

According to the theory of plate tectonics, rocks found in the vicinity of mid-ocean ridges--where oceanic plates are created--should be relatively young (at most several Myr old). Here we report the discovery of zircons with ages of about 330 and 1,600 Myr that were drilled from exposed gabbros ben...

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 393; no. 6686; p. 676
Main Authors Pilot, Joachim, Carl-Dietrich, Werner, Haubrich, Frank, Baumann, Nils
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group 18.06.1998
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Geology
Paleozoic
Plate tectonics
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Summary:According to the theory of plate tectonics, rocks found in the vicinity of mid-ocean ridges--where oceanic plates are created--should be relatively young (at most several Myr old). Here we report the discovery of zircons with ages of about 330 and 1,600 Myr that were drilled from exposed gabbros beneath the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near the Kane fracture zone.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/31452