Sea Floor Exploration Scientific Adventures Diving into the Abyss /

• Main Author: Hekinian, Roger (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Oceanography
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Oceanography.; Earth Sciences.

The author participated in 38 sea going expeditions including the first manned-submersible project to explore the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the past 45 years of sea floor exploration. It summarizes the mineralogical and petrological composition of sea floor r...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The birth of planet Earth
• Man's penetration into the abysses
• Sea floor rocks
• Earth's mantle melting and volcanism
• Hydrothermal activity and metalliferous deposits
• Oceanic ridges: Sea floor creation
• Fracture zones
• Voyage to Antarctica region
• Hotspots
• Subduction zones.                                                                           .