Alternate Definitions for aseismic ridge

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Term: aseismic ridge
Definition:

Are neighboring ridges on different tectonic plates which have similar seismic characteristics. ‘Based on similar seismic velocity gradients of the lavas of the Carnegie, Cocos and Malpelos Ridges there is evidence that the hotspot activity has been the result of a single long mantle melt rather than multiple periods of activity and dormancy.’ [Wikipedia]

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