Mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORBs), located far from subduction zones, are typically thought to be unaffected by subduction ...

In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...

New seismic images of the Lucky Strike slow-spreading segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge show thick lower crust at the center ...

"This work refutes long-held assumptions that mid-ocean ridges might play ... forces at the ridge play an important role in driving newly-formed plates apart," stated Phys Org.