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Magnetic Polarity and Ocean Depth Plotted Against Longitude Along the Reykjanes Ridge

File Name	m00001.img.240.magnetic.polarity.reykjanes.jpg
Data Type	graphs
Computer Program	Adobe Illustrator 10
File Size	285.00 KB - 2 files [ jpg,pdf ]
Expert Level	College and Introduction to Science
Contributor	ERESE Database Team
Source	Heirtzler et al. 1966
Resource Matrix	Seafloor Spreading

Description
This figure displays both the magnetic polarity and ocean depth of a profile taken perpendicular to the Reykjanes Ridge at varying longitudes. The current time period (at 0 Ma) represents the spreading center, so seafloor up to 10 Ma is located in a symmetrical formation on each side of the mid-ocean ridge.