fracture zone
fracture zone A linear feature on the deep-sea floor across which the lithosphere changes abruptly in both age and water depth. Most fracture zones transect oceanic ridges and are small circles whose radii of curvature depend on the distance from the pole of rotation of the two lithospheric plates which are diverging at the ridge. Many fracture zones also contain deep-sea basins.
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