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An illustration of the dynamics of a fracture zone. Active transform faults connect two offset sections of a mid-ocean ridge; beyond the ridges, both segments of crust move in the same direction, making the fracture zone itself quiescent.

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current	03:08, 26 September 2006	400×300 (8 KB)	Erimus (Talk \| contribs)	(An illustration of the dynamics of a fracture zone. Active transform faults connect two offset sections of a mid-ocean ridge; beyond the ridges, both segments of crust move in the same direction, making the fracture zone itself quiescent. {{PD-self})