Editing Fracture zone (section)

==Examples==
{{main|List of fracture zones}}

===Blanco fracture zone===
The [[Blanco fracture zone]] is a fracture zone running between the [[Juan de Fuca Ridge]] and the [[Gorda Ridge]]. The dominating feature of the fracture zone is the {{cvt|150|km}} long Blanco Ridge, which is a high-angle, right-lateral [[strike slip fault]] with some component of [[dip-slip fault]]ing.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Recent tectonics of the Blanco Ridge, eastern blanco transform fault zone|first1=R. P.|last1=Dziak|first2=C. G.|last2=Fox|first3=R. W.|last3=Embley|first4=J. L.|last4=Nabelek|first5=J.|last5=Braunmiller|first6=R. A.|last6=Koski|year=2000|journal=Marine Geophysical Researches|volume=21|issue=5|pages=423–450|doi=10.1023/A:1026545910893|s2cid=126819774}}</ref>

===Charlie-Gibbs fracture zone===
The [[Charlie-Gibbs fracture zone]] consists of two fracture zones in the North Atlantic that extend for over {{cvt|2000|km}}. These fracture zones displace the [[Mid-Atlantic Ridge]] a total of {{cvt|350|km}} to the west. The section of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between the two fracture zones is seismically active.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lilwall|first1=R. C.|last2=Kirk|first2=R. E.|doi=10.1111/j.1365-246X.1985.tb05085.x|title=Ocean-bottom seismograph observations on the Charlie-Gibbs fracture zone|journal=Geophysical Journal International|volume=80|issue=1|pages=195|year=1985|bibcode=1985GeoJ...80..195L|doi-access=free}}</ref> The flow of major North Atlantic currents is associated with this fracture zone which hosts a diverse deep water ecosystem.<ref name=Keogh1922>{{cite journal|title=Benthic megafaunal biodiversity of the Charlie-Gibbs fracture zone:spatial variation, potential drivers, and conservation status|first1=Poppy|last1=Keogh|first2=Rylan J.|last2=KeoghCommand|first3=Evan|last3=KeoghEdinger|first4=Aggeliki|last4=KeoghGeorgiopoulou|first5=Katleen|last5=KeoghRobert|journal=Marine Biodiversity|year=2022|volume=52|number=55|pages=1–18|doi=10.1007/s12526-022-01285-1|doi-access=free|pmid=36185618|pmc=9512888|bibcode=2022MarBd..52...55K}}</ref>{{rp|3}}

===Heirtzler fracture zone===
The [[Heirtzler fracture zone]] was named after James Ransom Heirtzler, who first demonstrated through [[magnetostratigraphy]] that the [[Mid-Atlantic Ridge]] was spreading south of Iceland, providing the first clear evidence for [[plate tectonics]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=James Ransom Heirtzler: A Tribute
|year=2022|first1=K.|last1=Nazarova-Heirtzler|first2=P.T.|last2=Taylor|doi=10.1029/2022CN000186|doi-access=free|journal=Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists|volume=3|issue=1|at=e2022CN000186}}</ref> This name was approved by the [[Advisory Committee on Undersea Features]] in 1993.<ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=17188|name=Heirtzler Fracture Zone|access-date=2012-06-09}}</ref> The area around the Heirtzler fracture zone and the [[Pacific–Antarctic Ridge]] which is a southwestern portion of the [[East Pacific Rise]] has been mapped in detail by amongst other techniques magnetostratigraphy (see picture on this page).<ref name="Ondréas2001">{{cite journal|last1=Ondréas|first1=H.|last2=Aslanian|first2=D.|last3=Géli|first3=L.|last4=Olivet|first4=J.L.|last5=Briais|first5=A.|year=2001|title=Variations in axial morphology, segmentation, and seafloor roughness along the Pacific‐Antarctic Ridge between 56 S and 66 S|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth|volume=106|issue=B5|pages=8521–8546|doi=10.1029/2000JB900394|bibcode=2001JGR...106.8521O}}</ref>

===Mendocino fracture zone===
The [[Mendocino fracture zone]] extends for over {{cvt|4000|km}} off the coast of California and separates the [[Pacific plate]] and [[Gorda plate]]. The bathymetric depths on the north side of the fracture zone are {{cvt|800| to |1200|m}} shallower than to the south, suggesting the seafloor north of the ridge to be younger. Geologic evidence backs this up, as rocks were found to be 23 to 27&nbsp;million years younger north of the ridge than to the south.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mendocino Fracture Zone|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/374855/Mendocino-Fracture-Zone|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=28 April 2015}}</ref>

===Romanche fracture zone===
Also known as the [[Romanche Trench]], this fracture zone separates the [[North Atlantic]] and [[South Atlantic Ocean|South Atlantic]] oceans. The trench reaches {{cvt|7758|m}} deep, is {{cvt|300|km}} long, and has a width of {{cvt|19|km}}. The fracture zone offsets the Mid-Atlantic Ridge by more than {{cvt|640|km}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Romanche Gap|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/508426/Romanche-Gap|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=28 April 2015}}</ref>

===Sovanco fracture zone===
The [[Sovanco fracture zone]] is a dextral-slip transform fault running between the Juan de Fuca and [[Explorer Ridge]] in the [[North Pacific Ocean]]. The fracture zone is {{cvt|125|km}} long and {{cvt|15|km}} wide.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Cowan|first1=Darrel S.|last2=Botros|first2=Mona|last3=Johnson|first3=H. Paul|title=Bookshelf tectonics: Rotated crustal blocks within the Sovanco Fracture Zone|journal=Geophysical Research Letters|date=October 1986|volume=13|issue=10|pages=995–998|doi=10.1029/GL013i010p00995|bibcode=1986GeoRL..13..995C}}</ref>