The oceanic crust : from accretion to mantle recycling

Preface Oceans, continents, and the fundamental cycle of the oceanic lithosphere Magma series from oceanic domains Surveying and sampling the oceanic crust The worldwide oceanic ridge. Geographic extension, morphology and segmentation Structure and lithology of the oceanic crust of the present-day oceans Structure and lithology of fossic oceanic crust in ophiolites Shallow processes: volcanic and tectonic activity of oceanic ridges Deep processes: mantle diapirs, magma extraction and models of accretion magma chambers Basalt-seawater interaction: metamorphic and hydrothermal processes Intraplate oceanic magmatism The fate of the oceanic crust: from subduction to recycline Conclusion: the oceanic crust cycle References Index.