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New data on a fracture zone at 15° 20′ N and on the non-active extensions of the fracture zone at 12° 10′ N and the Vema fracture zone (10° 50′ N) allow an analysis of the crest and fracture zone pattern of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 10° and 16° N.
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COLLETTE, B., RUTTEN, K. Crest and Fracture Zone Geometry of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 10° and 16° N. Nature Physical Science 237, 131–134 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci237131a0
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