Magnetic Anomalies and Seafloor Spreading Rates in the Northern South Atlantic
- 1 April 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 226 (5243) , 328-330
- https://doi.org/10.1038/226328a0
Abstract
A geomagnetic profile across the northern South Atlantic yields spreading rates for the last 70 m.y. which vary from 1.6 to 2.0 cm/year. There is evidence for three regional discontinuities in the spreading history of the South Atlantic.Keywords
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