Science. 1969 Sep 26;165(3900):1357-60. doi: 10.1126/science.165.3900.1357.
Abundance patterns of rare earths of submarine tholeiitic basalts from the axial trough of the Red Sea resemble those of basalts from mid-ocean ridges but are distinct from shield or plateau basalts of tholeiitic composition. These results imply that à similar magmatic process, related to spreading of sea floors, operates beneath the axial trough of the Red Sea and the crest of mid-ocean ridges.
红海轴向海槽和大洋中脊拉斑玄武岩的稀土丰度模式相似，但与拉斑玄武岩盾状或高原的组成不同。这些结果表明，与海底扩张有关的类似岩浆过程在红海轴向海槽和大洋中脊脊顶之下发生。
