In the context of rift basin formation, structural inheritance describes the influence of pre-
existing structures on new rift-related structures, including faults. Pre-existing structures in …

In the Main Ethiopian Rift (East Africa) a complex tectonic history preceded Tertiary rifting
creating pre-existing discontinuities that influenced extension-related deformation …

Catastrophic failure in brittle, porous materials initiates when smaller-scale fractures localise
along an emergent fault zone in a transition from stable crack growth to dynamic rupture …

Continental microplates are enigmatic plate boundary features, which can occur in
extensional and compressional regimes. Here we focus on microplate formation and their …

The Victoria microplate between the Eastern and Western Branches of the East African Rift
System is one of the largest continental microplates on Earth. In striking contrast to its …

Despite the foundational role East Africa has played in the advancement of our
understanding of continental rifting, there remains substantial ambiguity as to how …

Traditionally, the emplacement of the Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) is considered to have
caused continental break-up. However, this does not always seem to be the case, as …

In order to better understand the late Paleozoic tectonic evolution of the southwestern
Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB), we carried out structural and geochronological studies …

Continental rifts are the expression of regional horizontal stretching and are in modelling
studies often assumed to be the result of orthogonal or oblique extension. However …

Continental rifts result from the simultaneous action of shallow processes such as the
thinning of the lithosphere, and deeper processes related to the dynamics of the mantle. The …