TY - JOUR
T1 - Dyke domains in the Mitsero Graben, Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus
T2 - an off-axis model for graben formation at a spreading centre
AU - Van Everdingen, D. A.
AU - Cawood, P. A.
PY - 1995/1/1
Y1 - 1995/1/1
N2 - Graben at oceanic spreading centres may form at on-axis or off-axis positions. Their formation is dependent on the tectonic processes active in the oceanic crust. Evidence for the position of formation of graben in oceanic analogues (ophiolites) can be obtained from the orientation of dykes within sheeted dyke complexes. Dyke orientation data and dyke relations from the Mitsero graben and environs, Troodos ophiolite, have been used to determine the tectonic setting of graben formation. Five major dyke domains were delineated on the basis of orientation of dykes in the Sheeted Dyke Complex in the Mitsero graben. Dyke cross-cutting relations, the degree of their rotation, and relations to other features such as hydrothermal alteration leads to the suggestion that the Mitsero graben formed late in the history of the area, possibly in an off-axis position. -from Authors
AB - Graben at oceanic spreading centres may form at on-axis or off-axis positions. Their formation is dependent on the tectonic processes active in the oceanic crust. Evidence for the position of formation of graben in oceanic analogues (ophiolites) can be obtained from the orientation of dykes within sheeted dyke complexes. Dyke orientation data and dyke relations from the Mitsero graben and environs, Troodos ophiolite, have been used to determine the tectonic setting of graben formation. Five major dyke domains were delineated on the basis of orientation of dykes in the Sheeted Dyke Complex in the Mitsero graben. Dyke cross-cutting relations, the degree of their rotation, and relations to other features such as hydrothermal alteration leads to the suggestion that the Mitsero graben formed late in the history of the area, possibly in an off-axis position. -from Authors
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U2 - 10.1144/GSL.JGS.1995.152.01.07
DO - 10.1144/GSL.JGS.1995.152.01.07
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029542863
SN - 0016-7649
VL - 152
SP - 923
EP - 932
JO - Journal of the Geological Society
JF - Journal of the Geological Society
IS - 6
ER -