In this study we compare three pairs of conjugate rifted margins that are often referred to as
archetypes of rift systems. Despite numerous differences, a remarkable first-order structural …

The extension of the lithosphere, controlling the development of rifted basins, is driven by a
combination of plate-boundary forces, frictional forces exerted on the base of the lithosphere …

Abstract The Norwegian Margin formed in response to early Cenozoic continental breakup
and subsequent opening of the Norwegian-Greenland Sea. There is a well-defined margin …

In the preceding chapters we have included only a few regional examples and case studies
because of space limitations. The present chapter will, however, provide some examples …

A new Moho depth map has been assembled for Western and Central Europe and the
Western Mediterranean area that is exclusively based on published regional Moho depth …

Eocene magmatic breakup along the mid‐Norway rifted margin was preceded by extreme
Jurassic‐Cretaceous crustal thinning in a magma‐poor environment. Along the SE borders …

In relatively earthquake-free areas we are commonly lulled into believing that the land is
static and only weather and the oceans are dynamic. What a brief time scale we inhabit! Yet …

We summarize here observations from the South Atlantic Angola–Gabon rifted margin. Our
study was based on the interpretation of a selection of deep penetration depth-migrated …

Three-dimensional multichannel seismic survey and well data allows a deeper insight into
rifting mechanisms and crustal structure of the Norwegian volcanic rifted margin. A …

Detachment fault systems typically record displacements in the order of 10s of kilometers.
The principles that control the growth of smaller magnitude normal faults are not fully …