Approximately 70 percent of the world's population is concentrated in the coastal
borderlands, which geologists recognize to be the present continental margins. This new …

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 …

This market-leading textbook has been fully updated in response to extensive user
feedback. It includes a new chapter on joints and veins, additional examples from around …

Argon isotopic dating is one of the most important techniques for estimating the ages of
rocks and can be used on very small samples. It has been used to assign reliable ages to …

The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to
all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant …

Direct observation and extensive sampling in ancient margins exposed in the Alps,
combined with drill-hole and geophysical data from the present-day Iberia margin, result in …

In a study of geological and geophysical data from the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge, we have
identified 17 large, domed edifices (megamullions) that have surfaces corrugated by …

The orogenic architecture of the world's largest ultrahigh‐pressure exposure, the Hong'an‐
Dabie Mountains of the Triassic Qinling‐Dabie orogenic belt, is dominated by Cretaceous …

Oceanic core complexes are the uplifted footwalls of very-large-offset low-angle normal
faults that exhume lower crust and mantle rocks onto the seafloor at slow-spreading ridges …

To evaluate the potential of (U–Th)/He geochronometry and thermochronometry of zircon,
we measured He diffusion characteristics in zircons from a range of quickly and slowly …