Molten rocks in motion

Michael R. Perfit ()
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Michael R. Perfit: University of Florida

Nature, 1999, vol. 402, issue 6759, 245-247

Abstract: Evidence for tectonic activity under the ocean comes from molten rocks that erupt at mid-ocean ridges. Chemical differences between volcanic rocks found at the ridge and nearby support a passive model of mantle flow whereby magma rises to the surface in response to the plates moving apart.

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1038/46189

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