Towards a process-based understanding of rifted continental margins
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 …
rifting and break-up of continental lithosphere lead to a variety of rifted margin types. As …
Cretaceous long-distance lithospheric extension and surface response in South China
Lithospheric extension plays a pivotal role in governing the evolution of continents and the
birth of oceanic basins on Earth. Despite this, quantifying wide-mode lithospheric extension …
birth of oceanic basins on Earth. Despite this, quantifying wide-mode lithospheric extension …
A global data set of present‐day oceanic crustal age and seafloor spreading parameters
We present an updated oceanic crustal age grid and a set of complementary grids including
spreading rate, asymmetry, direction, and obliquity. Our data set is based on a selected set …
spreading rate, asymmetry, direction, and obliquity. Our data set is based on a selected set …
Formation and deformation of hyperextended rift systems: Insights from rift domain mapping in the Bay of Biscay‐Pyrenees
Abstract The Bay of Biscay and the Pyrenees correspond to a Lower Cretaceous rift system
including both oceanic and hyperextended rift domains. The transition from preserved …
including both oceanic and hyperextended rift domains. The transition from preserved …
The structure, evolution and symmetry of the magma-poor rifted margins of the North and Central Atlantic: A synthesis
TJ Reston - Tectonophysics, 2009 - Elsevier
Magma-poor rifted margins consistently show extreme crustal thinning accompanied by
normal faulting, the serpentinization of the mantle beneath crust thinned to less than 8±2 km …
normal faulting, the serpentinization of the mantle beneath crust thinned to less than 8±2 km …
Crustal breakup and continent‐ocean transition at South Atlantic conjugate margins
OA Blaich, JI Faleide, F Tsikalas - Journal of Geophysical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic reflection and refraction profiles, and potential field data, complemented by crustal‐
scale gravity modeling and plate reconstructions are used to study the evolution of the …
scale gravity modeling and plate reconstructions are used to study the evolution of the …
[HTML][HTML] The Northern Calcareous Alps revisited: Formation of a hyperextended margin and mantle exhumation in the Northern Calcareous Alps sector of the Neo …
Abstract The Neo-Tethys margin evolution is preserved in the Northern Calcareous Alps
(Eastern Alps), from Late Permian crustal stretching to Late Triassic oceanization. The …
(Eastern Alps), from Late Permian crustal stretching to Late Triassic oceanization. The …
South Atlantic salt basins–witnesses of complex passive margin evolution
Cretaceous aged salt and salt-free basins along the continental margins of Brazil and
Angola/Namibia exhibit a rather heterogeneous geometry and basin fill which implies a …
Angola/Namibia exhibit a rather heterogeneous geometry and basin fill which implies a …
Evolution of rift systems and their fault networks in response to surface processes
Continental rifting is responsible for the generation of major sedimentary basins, both during
rift inception and during the formation of rifted continental margins. Geophysical and field …
rift inception and during the formation of rifted continental margins. Geophysical and field …
Rapid outer marginal collapse at the rift to drift transition of passive margin evolution, with a Gulf of Mexico case study
J Pindell, R Graham, B Horn - Basin Research, 2014 - earthdoc.org
Abstract Interpretation of long‐offset 2D depth‐imaged seismic data suggests that outer
continental margins collapse and tilt basinward rapidly as rifting yields to seafloor spreading …
continental margins collapse and tilt basinward rapidly as rifting yields to seafloor spreading …