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Lecture 6: Transforms faults and Convergent margins
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Kane FZ
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South Atlantic Spreading Rate
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Compression Extension Pacific plate Cocos plate EPR 9° North
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Gravity
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Bain FZ: Multiple new FZs under extension FZs re-combine under compression 34 21
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Udintsev FZ, Pac-Ant Ridge Note: Transverse ridges
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Also know as “J structures”
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Pitman FZ, Pac-Ant Ridge Note: J structures and Transverse ridges
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Hawaii: classic flexural bulge due to load of seamounts
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Satellite gravity
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Kuril Trench: classic example of flexure at a trench
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Flexure cause by differential subsidence
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Gravity anomalies due to flexure across fracture zones Udintsev FZ Eltanin FZ Menard FZ
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Focal Depths: green 250 km Convergent Margins
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KK&V Fig 9.1
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ocean - ocean ocean - continent KK&V Fig 9.18 M&T
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Focal Depths: green 250 km
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Focal Depths: Green = 0 – 50 km Yellow = 50 – 250 km Red = > 250 km
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Note: Collision of Ontong Java Plateau with trench around 15 Ma led to reversal of subduction “polarity” in SW Pacific Ontong Java Plateau
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For EQ of size small w.r.t wavelength
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For earthquakes at plate boundaries
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Note: these are cross sections of beach balls
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Double Benioff Zone KK&V Fig 9.12 Upper plane: metamorphic reactions in subducted crust Lower plane: metamorphic reactions in subducted mantle
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Ontong Java Plateau Tonga Trench
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