The Oceanic Lithosphere
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چکیده
1. Background: Mid-Ocean Ridges and the oceanic lithosphere 2. Methods of study of the oceanic lithosphere 3. Components of the oceanic lithosphere and their physical properties 4. Structure of the oceanic lithosphere 4.1 ‘Homogeneous’ lithosphere 4.2 ‘Heterogeneous’ lithosphere 4.3 Hot Spot Influenced Lithosphere 4.4.Continent to Ocean Transition 5. Forming the oceanic lithosphere at the ridge axis 5.1. ‘Magmatic’ Ridges 5.2. ‘Amagmatic’ Ridges 6. The rheology of the oceanic lithosphere 6.1 Rock Mechanics and Rheology 6.2 Effective Elastic Thickness: Flexure and Seismicity of the Oceanic Lithosphere 7. Fluids in the oceanic lithosphere: Electrical conductivity structure Glossary Bibliography Biographical Sketch
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