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The entire Cainozoic magnetic anomaly lineation sequence has been identified east of the Lesser Antilles Island Arc, indicating that the evolution of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the area was essentially similar to the rest of the North Atlantic.
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PETER, G., LATTIMORE, R., DeWALD, O. et al. Development of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge east of the Lesser Antilles Island Arc. Nature Physical Science 245, 129–131 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci245129a0
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