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THE existence of magnetic anomalies along fracture zones, such as in the north-east Pacific where the Molokai, Murray, Pioneer, Mendocino and Surveyor fracture zones are all associated with fairly large anomalies1–3, is well known. Since the incorporation of Wilson's4 transform fault concept into the plate tectonic hypothesis by Morgan5 and Le Pichon6, however, most studies of fracture zones have been geometric in nature, and little attention has been paid to their magnetic characteristics.
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REA, D. Magnetic Anomalies along Fracture Zones. Nature Physical Science 236, 58–59 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci236058a0
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