Permanency of Continents and Ocean Basin Lineations

CARR 1 recently proposed that the close correspondence between lineations on continents and the ocean floor and a theoretical shear net calculated by Vening Meinesz 2 militates against the hypothesis that the continents have drifted since Pre-Cambrian time. The long linear sea floor fracture zones,...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1966-01, Vol.210 (5037), p.725-725
Main Author: MENARD, H. W
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:CARR 1 recently proposed that the close correspondence between lineations on continents and the ocean floor and a theoretical shear net calculated by Vening Meinesz 2 militates against the hypothesis that the continents have drifted since Pre-Cambrian time. The long linear sea floor fracture zones, all discovered since Vening Meinesz drew his net, are admirably suited for testing such a correspondence. Some appear on the charts used in Carr's investigation, but many newly discovered ones do not. The whole pattern of fracture zones does not show a significant correlation with the shear net.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/210725a0