One more time, from the top

Erik Hauri ()
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Erik Hauri: Carnegie Institution of Washington

Nature, 1999, vol. 402, issue 6761, 469-471

Abstract: The formation of crust at mid-ocean ridges is generally thought to involve the ascent and melting of mantle rocks, which erupt as basalt magmas and create crust. But evidence from an ophiolite — a ridge fragment preserved on land — points to the existence of a different process. It involves incursion of sea water into the top of the mantle, and repetitive melting of rocks to create andesite magma.

Date: 1999
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