Continental and oceanic core complexes
Core-complex formation driven by lithospheric extension is a first-order process of heat and
mass transfer in the Earth. Core-complex structures have been recognized in the continents …
mass transfer in the Earth. Core-complex structures have been recognized in the continents …
Rifted margin architecture and crustal rheology: reviewing Iberia-Newfoundland, central South Atlantic, and South China Sea
Crustal rheology controls the style of rifting and ultimately the architecture of rifted margins.
Here we review the formation of three magma-poor margin pairs, Iberia-Newfoundland, the …
Here we review the formation of three magma-poor margin pairs, Iberia-Newfoundland, the …
Metamorphic core complexes: Windows into the mechanics and rheology of the crust
Metamorphic core complexes are products of normal-fault displacements sufficient to
exhume rocks from below the brittle–ductile transition. These faults (detachments) may …
exhume rocks from below the brittle–ductile transition. These faults (detachments) may …
The Longmenshan Tectonic Complex and adjacent tectonic units in the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau: A review
Abstract The Longmenshan Tectonic Complex (LSTC), along the eastern margin of the
Tibetan Plateau, the site of devastating earthquakes such as the magnitude 8.0 (Wenchuan) …
Tibetan Plateau, the site of devastating earthquakes such as the magnitude 8.0 (Wenchuan) …
Flow of partially molten crust controlling construction, growth and collapse of the Variscan orogenic belt: the geologic record of the French Massif Central
O Vanderhaeghe, O Laurent… - Bulletin de la …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Flow of partially molten crust controlling construction, growth and collapse of the Variscan
orogenic belt: the geologic record of the French Massif CentralImpact du fluage de la croûte …
orogenic belt: the geologic record of the French Massif CentralImpact du fluage de la croûte …
Consequences of open-system melting in tectonics
C Yakymchuk, M Brown - Journal of the Geological Society, 2014 - lyellcollection.org
Partial melting and melt drainage from deep suprasolidus crust in orogens has important
consequences for tectonics. Melt extraction along prograde segments of clockwise P–T …
consequences for tectonics. Melt extraction along prograde segments of clockwise P–T …
Transtensional folding
Strain modeling shows that folds can form in transtension, particularly in simple shear-
dominated transtension. Folds that develop in transtension do not rotate toward the shear …
dominated transtension. Folds that develop in transtension do not rotate toward the shear …
Building the Pamir‐Tibetan Plateau—Crustal stacking, extensional collapse, and lateral extrusion in the Central Pamir: 1. Geometry and kinematics
Asian deep crust exposed in the Pamir permits determination of the amount, sequence, and
interaction of shortening, extension, and lateral extrusion over~ 30 km of crustal section …
interaction of shortening, extension, and lateral extrusion over~ 30 km of crustal section …
Evolution of stress and fault patterns in oblique rift systems: 3‐D numerical lithospheric‐scale experiments from rift to breakup
S Brune - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Rifting involves complex normal faulting that is controlled by extension direction, reactivation
of prerift structures, sedimentation, and dyke dynamics. The relative impact of these factors …
of prerift structures, sedimentation, and dyke dynamics. The relative impact of these factors …
Flow of partially molten crust and the internal dynamics of a migmatite dome, Naxos, Greece
Migmatite domes are common in metamorphic core complexes. Dome migmatites deform in
the partially molten or magmatic state and commonly record complex form surfaces, folds …
the partially molten or magmatic state and commonly record complex form surfaces, folds …