1wo magneLlc blghLs lmplylng aclflclzanagllarallon (ll) rldgerldgerldge (888) Lrlple [uncLlons

occur ln Lhe norLhwesL aclflc 8asln Cne ls formed ln anomalles M26M21 souLheasL of ShaLsky laLeau
whlle Lhe second ls formed ln anomalles M10CL1 Lhe laLLer a new anomaly beLween M1 and M0
norLheasL of ShaLsky laLeau 1he offseL beLween Lhese Lwo blghLs ls ln a n40 deg L dlrecLlon parallel Lo
Lhe l relaLlve moLlon durlng M20 Lo M10n Llme Palfspreadlng raLes and dlrecLlons and Lhe
assumpLlon of symmeLrlc orLhogonal spreadlng permlL Lhe soluLlon of Lhe ll veloclLy Lrlangle and
reveal an lsosceles Lrlangle wlLh Lhe ll raLe equal Lo Lhe l raLe 1hls ls a necessary condlLlon for a
sLable faulLfaulLrldge (ll8) Lrlple [uncLlon whlch would mlgraLe ln Lhe n40degL dlrecLlon of Lhe offseL
beLween magneLlc blghLs 1he growLh of Lhe l Lransform faulL explalns Lhe lncreaslng offseL across Lhe
ends of anomalles M20M10n pro[ecLed onLo Lhe Lrace of ShaLsky laLeau SubsequenL evoluLlon led Lo
Lhe formaLlon of a sysLem of long Lransform faulLs offseL by shorL spreadlng cenLers whlch we call Lhe
ShaLsky lracLure Zones and whlch exLend easLward across Lhe aclflc from Lhe plaLeau 1he orlglnal
Lrace of Lhe Lransform faulLfracLure zone LhaL formed aL Lhe Lrlple [uncLlon underlles Lhe maln mass of
Lhe ShaLsky laLeau and would suggesL LhaL Lhe formaLlon of Lhe plaLeau ls aL leasL colncldenLal wlLh Lhe
exlsLence of Lhe ll8 Lrlple [uncLlon aL 21 Ma


ln Lhe CenLral aclflc 8asln an abandoned nL Lrendlng spreadlng rldge ls evldenL on Lhe saLelllLe gravlLy
map and ls conflrmed ln baLhymeLrlc and magneLlc daLa Cur ldenLlflcaLlon of magneLlc anomaly
llneaLlons flanklng Lhe abandoned rldge suggesLs LhaL beLween chrons M21 (147 Ma) and M14 (133 Ma)
lL was Lhe plaLe boundary beLween Lhe aclflc plaLe and a mlcroplaLe whlch we here name Lhe 1rlnldad
mlcroplaLe 1he conflguraLlon of Lhe aclflclarallonhoenlx Lrlple [uncLlon unLll chron M22 (149 Ma)
was faulLfaulLrldge (ll8) AfLer chron M22 Lhe aclflclarallonhoenlx Lrlple [uncLlon changed lLs
conflguraLlon 1he reorganlzaLlon of Lhe Lrlple [uncLlon led Lo Lhe blrLh of Lhe 1rlnldad mlcroplaLe ln lLs
vlclnlLy Around chron M13 (136 Ma) Lhe spreadlng rldge beLween Lhe aclflc plaLe and Lhe 1rlnldad
mlcroplaLe was abandoned and Lhe Magellan mlcroplaLe was born and remalned acLlve Llll chron M9
(1283 Ma) AfLer weldlng of Lhe Magellan mlcroplaLe Lo Lhe aclflc plaLe Lhe Lrlple [uncLlon had a rldge
rldgerldge (888) conflguraLlon unLll Lhe ma[or reorganlzaLlon around chron M0 (120 Ma)