Geological evolution of the Red Sea: historical background, review, and synthesis
W Bosworth - The Red Sea: The formation, morphology …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The Red Sea is part of an extensive rift system that includes from south to north the
oceanic Sheba Ridge, the Gulf of Aden, the Afar region, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, the …
oceanic Sheba Ridge, the Gulf of Aden, the Afar region, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, the …
[HTML][HTML] Tectonostratigraphic evolution and significance of the Afar Depression
Abstract The Afar Depression is a unique place on Earth where active rift processes can be
directly observed. It is believed to be close to continental breakup. The Afar hotspot has a …
directly observed. It is believed to be close to continental breakup. The Afar hotspot has a …
Extensional collapse of orogens
JF Dewey - Tectonics, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
Lithospheric extension is sited, preferentially, along orogenic belts because they have a
thicker continental crust, contain structural inhomogeneities, and suffer extensional orogenic …
thicker continental crust, contain structural inhomogeneities, and suffer extensional orogenic …
The red sea and gulf of aden basins
W Bosworth, P Huchon, K McClay - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2005 - Elsevier
We here summarize the evolution of the greater Red Sea–Gulf of Aden rift system, which
includes the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden marine basins and …
includes the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden marine basins and …
Constraints on Arabian plate motion and extensional history of the Red Sea
MR Hempton - Tectonics, 1987 - Wiley Online Library
Analysis of the geologic and geophysical data from the western and northern margin of the
Arabian plate combined with data from the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden leads to an interpretation …
Arabian plate combined with data from the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden leads to an interpretation …
[PDF][PDF] Alternative global Cretaceous paleogeography
WW Hay, R DeConto, CN Wold, KM Wilson, S Voigt… - 1999 - researchgate.net
Plate tectonic reconstructions for the Cretaceous have assumed that the major continental
blocks—Eurasia, Greenland, North America, South America, Africa, India, Australia, and …
blocks—Eurasia, Greenland, North America, South America, Africa, India, Australia, and …
Tethyan margins in space and time
G Stampfli, J Marcoux, A Baud - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 1991 - Elsevier
Rifting processes, leading to sea-floor spreading, are characterized by a sequence of
events: transtensive phase of extension with syn-rift volcanism; simple shear extension …
events: transtensive phase of extension with syn-rift volcanism; simple shear extension …
Tectonic evolution and structural setting of the Suez rift: chapter 1: Part I. Type basin: Gulf of Suez
TL Patton, AR Moustafa, RA Nelson, SA Abdine - 1994 - archives.datapages.com
Six distinctive tectonic episodes punctuate the stratigraphic record of the Gulf of Suez area.
These episodes include the Pan-African event (late Proterozoic), which resulted in the …
These episodes include the Pan-African event (late Proterozoic), which resulted in the …
The african plate
K Burke - South african journal of geology, 1996 - journals.co.za
The entire African Plate in both its continental and oceanic areas has evolved in distinctive
and unusual ways over the past roughly 30 million years. I attribute these peculiarities to the …
and unusual ways over the past roughly 30 million years. I attribute these peculiarities to the …
Principal tectonic events in the evolution of the northwest European Atlantic margin
AG Doré, ER Lundin, LN Jensen… - Geological society …, 1999 - lyellcollection.org
The Atlantic margin of the Norwegian, Faeroese, British and Irish sectors encompasses
numerous basins which vary in character, but are related in terms of their evolution as part of …
numerous basins which vary in character, but are related in terms of their evolution as part of …