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contents New geological and geophysical data on the Amirante Arc, which locates to the south of the Seychelles Islands, are presented. These data were obtained by Pacific Oceanological Institute during the 33-rd cruise of R/V Professor Bogorov in 1990. The Amirante Arc represents a seamount chain, which has submeridional strike and total length about 400 km. To the west of the Amirante Arc there are a deep sea trench and a back-arc basin, i.e. this area is characterized by structural elements associated with the subduction zone of Western Pacific type. According to our data the Amirante Arc is composed by tholeiites of ocean plateau type. This facts are evidences that the Amirante Arc differs from typical Pacific island arcs. This gives an opportunity to distinguish a special type of oceanic structures, i.e. non-volcanic (amagmatic) ridges. The Amirante Ridge has been probably formed as a result of oceanic crust heaping due to horizontal displacements of its blocks in the process of spreding ridge formation in the Indian Ocean during Cretaceous-Paleogene.
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spellingShingle Chemical and mineral composition of rocks and sediments from the Amirante Arc
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2786; 2787; 2790; 2791; 2792; 2798; 2799; 2800; 2801; 2802; 2803; 2804; 2806; 2807; 2813; 2814; 2815; 85A1; 85A11; 85A12; 85A27; 85A3; 85A30; 85A33; 85A4; 85A48; 85A5; 85A51; 85A6; 85A8; Amirante Arc, Western Indian Ocean; Archive of Ocean Data; ARCOD; Dredge; DRG; Grab; GRAB; M-1; Mahe Island, Seychellen; P-1; P-2; P-3; P-4; PB-33; PB-33-2786; PB-33-2787; PB-33-2790; PB-33-2791; PB-33-2792; PB-33-2798; PB-33-2799; PB-33-2800; PB-33-2801; PB-33-2802; PB-33-2803; PB-33-2804; PB-33-2806; PB-33-2807; PB-33-2813; PB-33-2814; PB-33-2815; Praslin Island, Seychellen; Professor Bogorov; Seychell Bank, Western Indian Ocean; Slope of Alphonse Island, Seychellen; Slope of Coetivy Island, Seychellen; Slope of Deroches Island, Seychellen; Western Indian Ocean
New geological and geophysical data on the Amirante Arc, which locates to the south of the Seychelles Islands, are presented. These data were obtained by Pacific Oceanological Institute during the 33-rd cruise of R/V Professor Bogorov in 1990. The Amirante Arc represents a seamount chain, which has submeridional strike and total length about 400 km. To the west of the Amirante Arc there are a deep sea trench and a back-arc basin, i.e. this area is characterized by structural elements associated with the subduction zone of Western Pacific type. According to our data the Amirante Arc is composed by tholeiites of ocean plateau type. This facts are evidences that the Amirante Arc differs from typical Pacific island arcs. This gives an opportunity to distinguish a special type of oceanic structures, i.e. non-volcanic (amagmatic) ridges. The Amirante Ridge has been probably formed as a result of oceanic crust heaping due to horizontal displacements of its blocks in the process of spreding ridge formation in the Indian Ocean during Cretaceous-Paleogene.
title Chemical and mineral composition of rocks and sediments from the Amirante Arc
topic 2786; 2787; 2790; 2791; 2792; 2798; 2799; 2800; 2801; 2802; 2803; 2804; 2806; 2807; 2813; 2814; 2815; 85A1; 85A11; 85A12; 85A27; 85A3; 85A30; 85A33; 85A4; 85A48; 85A5; 85A51; 85A6; 85A8; Amirante Arc, Western Indian Ocean; Archive of Ocean Data; ARCOD; Dredge; DRG; Grab; GRAB; M-1; Mahe Island, Seychellen; P-1; P-2; P-3; P-4; PB-33; PB-33-2786; PB-33-2787; PB-33-2790; PB-33-2791; PB-33-2792; PB-33-2798; PB-33-2799; PB-33-2800; PB-33-2801; PB-33-2802; PB-33-2803; PB-33-2804; PB-33-2806; PB-33-2807; PB-33-2813; PB-33-2814; PB-33-2815; Praslin Island, Seychellen; Professor Bogorov; Seychell Bank, Western Indian Ocean; Slope of Alphonse Island, Seychellen; Slope of Coetivy Island, Seychellen; Slope of Deroches Island, Seychellen; Western Indian Ocean
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.733955