Towards a process-based understanding of rifted continental margins

M Pérez-Gussinyé, JS Collier, JJ Armitage… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Interactions between tectonic, magmatic, sedimentary and hydrothermal processes during
rifting and break-up of continental lithosphere lead to a variety of rifted margin types. As …

Ocean-continent transition architecture and breakup mechanism at the mid-northern South China Sea

C Zhang, Z Sun, G Manatschal, X Pang, S Li… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Ocean-Continent Transition (OCT) located between the edge of the continental and
unequivocal oceanic crusts is an ideal laboratory to understand one of the most fundamental …

Rifted margins classification and forcing parameters

F Sapin, JC Ringenbach, C Clerc - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Rifted margins are the result of the successful process of thinning and breakup of the
continental lithosphere leading to the formation of new oceanic lithosphere. Observations on …

Syn-rift magmatic characteristics and evolution at a sediment-rich margin: Insights from high-resolution seismic data from the South China Sea

C Zhang, Z Sun, G Manatschal, X Pang, N Qiu, M Su… - Gondwana …, 2021 - Elsevier
The interaction between magmatic and extensional processes related to the formation of
rifted margins has been and still is highly debated. The interpretation of magmatic additions …

南海北部陆缘结构及构造-岩浆演化

张翠梅, 孙珍, 赵明辉, 庞雄 - 地球科学, 2022 - earth-science.net
南海北部陆缘发育独特的远端带结构, 以“裂谷宽, 基底厚和地貌起伏” 为主要特点,
显著有别于经典贫岩浆型和富岩浆型张裂陆缘. 为了解释陆缘结构的成因, 综合已有研究进展和 …

[HTML][HTML] Continental rifting in the South China Sea through extension and high heat flow: An extended history

A Burton-Johnson, AB Cullen - Gondwana Research, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a new extensional tectonic model for the Cenozoic history of SE Asia and the
opening of the South China Sea (SCS), proposing a feedback mechanism by which …

Seismic velocity structure and tectonic evolution of the Continent-ocean transition in the mid-northern South China Sea

Y Yuan, E He, M Zhao, C Zhang, J Gao, J Zhang, Z Sun - Tectonophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
Continent-ocean transition (COT) is a key area for studying the lithospheric replacement
from the thinned continental to oceanic crust. The extent and nature of the COT in the mid …

Rift structure and sediment infill of hyperextended continental crust: Insights from 3D seismic and well data (Xisha Trough, South China Sea)

C Lei, TM Alves, J Ren, C Tong - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Three‐dimensional seismic and well data from the deepwater Xisha Trough are used to
investigate the rift structure and sediment infill of a region formed adjacently to the initial …

Understanding the 3D formation of a wide rift: The central South China Sea rift system

AL Cameselle, CR Ranero, U Barckhausen - Tectonics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rifted margins result from continental lithosphere extension, breakup, and transition to
seafloor spreading by modes typically described by end‐member conceptual models …

New Insights Into the Rift‐To‐Drift Process of the Northern South China Sea Margin Constrained by a Three‐Dimensional Wide‐Angle Seismic Velocity Model

J Zhang, M Zhao, W Ding, CR Ranero… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A three‐dimensional (3D) P‐wave seismic velocity (Vp) model of the crust in the
northern South China Sea margin drilled by IODP Expeditions 367/368/368X has been …