Magmatism at ocean ridges

Rosamund J. Kinzler

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, New York

• Introduction
• Geochemical Variations
  • Mid-ocean Ridge Basalts (MORB)
  • Primitive Melt Inclusion Studies
  • Crystalline Rocks
• Role of Magmatic Processes in Crustal Accretion
  • Ridge Crest Processes
  • Spreading Rate Dependencies of Variables Controlling Crustal Construction
• Melt Generation, Segregation, and Transport Within the Mantle Beneath Ocean Ridges
  • Experimental Constraints on Melt Generation and Evolution
  • Experimental Constraints on Melt Geometry and Migration in Partially Molten Peridotite
  • Models of Melt Transport and Melt Regime `Shape'
• Multidisciplinary Studies
• Back-Arc Basin Spreading Centers
• References