How transform fault shear influences where detachment faults form near mid-ocean ridges by Jana C. Schierjott and others (2023, 10.1038/s41598-023-35714-3)

Authors: Jana C. Schierjott, Garrett Ito, Mark D. Behn, Xiaochuan Tian, Thomas Morrow, Boris J. P. Kaus, Javier Escartín.

Scientific Reports 13, 9259. Figure 1b is the source of the Oxford 2024 exam ridge-transform image: white lines are ridge axes, black lines are transforms, and arrows point to detachment faults rather than showing plate motion.