Jean Francheteau

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Best Publications

• The Implications of Terrestrial Heat Flow Observations on Current Tectonic and Geochemical Models of the Crust and Upper Mantle of the Earth

  John G. Sclater;Jean Francheteau

  1012
  Citations

• East Pacific Rise: Hot Springs and Geophysical Experiments

  F. N. Spiess;Ken C. Macdonald;T. Atwater;R. Ballard

  771
  Citations

• Massive deep-sea sulphide ore deposits discovered on the East Pacific Rise

  Jean Francheteau;H.D. Needham;P. Choukroune;Tierre Juteau

  450
  Citations

• Necking of the lithosphere and the mechanics of slowly accreting plate boundaries

  Paul Tapponnier;Jean Francheteau

  384
  Citations

• A plate-tectonic analysis of the Red Sea—Gulf of Aden Area☆

  Xavier Le Pichon;Jean Francheteau

  380
  Citations

• The fit of the continents around the North Atlantic Ocean

  Xavier Le Pichon;Jean-Claude Sibuet;Jean Francheteau

  308
  Citations

• 1 Ma East Pacific Rise oceanic crust and uppermost mantle exposed by rifting in Hess Deep (equatorial Pacific Ocean)

  J. Francheteau;R. Armijo;J.L. Cheminée;R. Hekinian

  245
  Citations

• The East Pacific Rise near 21°N, 13°N and 20°S: inferences for along-strike variability of axial processes of the Mid-Ocean Ridge

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  239
  Citations

• High heat flow in southern Tibet

  Jean Francheteau;Claude Jaupart;Shen Xian Jie;Kang Wen-Hua

  225
  Citations

• East Pacific rise at 21°N: the volcanic, tectonic, and hydrothermal processes of the central axis

  Richard D. Ballard;Jean Francheteau;Tierre Juteau;Claude Rangan

  205
  Citations

• Some characteristics of the Rift Valley in the Atlantic Ocean near 36° 48′ north

  H.D. Needham;Jean Francheteau

  200
  Citations

• Petrology of the East Pacific Rise crust and upper mantle exposed in Hess deep (Eastern Equatorial Pacific)

  Roger Hekinian;Daniel Bideau;Jean Francheteau;Jean Louis Cheminee

  182
  Citations

• Marginal Fracture Zones as Structural Framework of Continental Margins in South Atlantic Ocean

  Jean Francheteau;Xavier Le Pichon

  180
  Citations

• Magnetization of Pacific Seamounts: A preliminary polar curve for the northeastern Pacific

  Jean Francheteau;C. G. A. Harrison;J. G. Sclater;M. L. Richards

  165
  Citations

• Submersible observations at the axis of the ultra-fast-spreading East Pacific Rise (17°30′ to 21°30′S)

  V. Renard;R. Hekinian;J. Francheteau;R.D. Ballard

  161
  Citations

• Intense hydrothermal activity at the axis of the east pacific rise near 13°N: Sumbersible witnesses the growth of sulfide chimney

  R. Hekinian;J. Francheteau;V. Renard;R. D. Ballard

  135
  Citations

• Dyke complex of the East Pacific Rise exposed in the walls of Hess Deep and the structure of the upper oceanic crust

  J. Francheteau;R. Armijo;J.L. Cheminee;R. Hekinian

  132
  Citations

• First manned submersible dives on the East Pacific Rise at 21°N (project RITA): General results

  Jean Francheteau;H.D. Needham;P. Choukroune;Tierre Juteau

  129
  Citations

• Hydrothermal deposits sampled by diving saucer in transform fault a near 37°n on the mid-atlantic ridge, famous area

  M Hoffert;A Perseil;Roger Hekinian;P Choukroune

  120
  Citations

• Oceanic fracture zones do not provide deep sections in the crust

  J. Francheteau;P. Choukroune;R. Hekinian;X. Le Pichon

  113
  Citations

• Tectonics of the East Pacific Rise near 12°50′N: a submersible study

  Pierre Choukroune;Jean Francheteau;Roger Hekinian

  112
  Citations

• Axial depth anomalies from 10 to 50° north along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: correlation with other mantle properties

  Sylvie Le Douaran;Jean Francheteau

  111
  Citations

• Volcanic activity and crust-mantle exposure in the ultrafast Garrett transform fault near 13°28′S in the Pacific

  R. Hekinian;D. Bideau;M. Cannat;J. Francheteau

  101
  Citations

• Basaltic pillars in collapsed lava-pools on the deep ocean floor

  J. Francheteau;T. Juteau;C. Rangan

  100
  Citations