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Euler
pole Euler
0 pole
0 Fig. 1.30 Development of an arcuate apparent polar wander path and
Mid-Atlantic hotspot trace
Fig. as small
1.30 circles about of
Development thean
same Eulerapparent
arcuate pole, when a mobile
polar wander path and
Ridge plate M moves relative to a fixed plate F (after Butler, 1992).
hotspot trace as small circles about the same Euler pole, when a mobile
Mid-Atlantic
Ridge plate M moves relative to a fixed plate F (after Butler, 1992).
30S
whereas the hotspot record shows the plate motion over a
60W 30 0 fixed point in thethe
whereas mantle. If the
hotspot mantle
record moves
shows therelative to
plate motion over a
30S
Fig. 1.29 (a) Principle of the method for 60W
locating the Euler30
pole of the
0 rotation axis, the network of hotspots each believed
fixed point in the mantle. If the mantle moves relative to
rotation between two plates where great circles normal to transform to be anchored to the mantle shifts along with it. This
Fig. the rotation axis, the network of hotspots each believed
Lowrie-2007
faults on 1.29 (a) Principle
the plate boundaryof the method
intersect (after for locating
Kearey the Euler
and Vine, 1990).pole
(b) of motion of the mantle deeper than the mobile lithosphere
rotation
Location between
of the two
Euler pole ofplates where
rotation great
for the circles
motion normalAfrica
between to transform to be anchored to the mantle shifts along with it. This
is called true polar wander (TPW). The term is rather a
and faults
South on the plate
America, boundary
using transform intersect
faults on(after Kearey and Ridge
the Mid-Atlantic Vine, in
1990). (b) motion of the mantle deeper than the mobile lithosphere
Location
the Central of the(after
Atlantic EulerMorgan,
pole of rotation
1968). for the motion between Africa
misnomer, because it refers to motion of the mantle rela-
is called true polar wander (TPW). The term is rather a
and South America, using transform faults on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge tive in to the rotation axis.
the Central Atlantic (after Morgan, 1968).
misnomer, because
Paleomagnetism provides ita means
refers to motion ofwhether
of detecting the mantle rela-
Giunzioni Triple
importanti per la tettonica delle placche in quanto il movimento relativo tra le placche che formano una
giunzione tripla non indipendente;
vale la relazione: AVB + BVC + CVA = 0 (triangolo chiuso), tenendo presente che nella realt su di una superficie
sferica V va sostituito da w (velocit angolare) calcolato rispetto al polo di Eulero;
la combinazione dei 3 possibili tipi di margine e del senso di subduzione nei trench da luogo a 16 possibili
tipi di giunzioni;
non tutte le giunzioni tute sono stabili ci significa che non riescono a mantenere la loro forma e
pertanto migrano in una configurazione stabile;
la stabilit di una giunzione data dal tipo di margine, dalla velocit relativa e dalla direzione di
movimento di ogni placca
Tipi di giunzioni triple possibili
Triple junction - stabile
1. Faglia Trasforme
Kearey - 2009
Mount Diablo