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THE work reported here shows that there is some sort of systematic relationship between the titanium content of present-day ocean-floor basalts and spreading rate. This simple geochemical indicator can be applied to estimate ancient spreading rates using basalts and spilites from ophiolite complexes.
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NISBET, E., PEARCE, J. TiO2 and a Possible Guide to Past Oceanic Spreading Rates. Nature 246, 468–470 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/246468a0
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