Continental extension may occur in two main different modes, narrow and wide rifting, which
mainly differ in the width of the deformed region. A third mechanism, the core complex, has …

Metamorphic core complexes are products of normal-fault displacements sufficient to
exhume rocks from below the brittle–ductile transition. These faults (detachments) may …

A simplified model of continental extension including lower crustal flow is developed. The
model employs the thin sheet approximation in estimating lithospheric yield strength and …

A conceptual model is proposed for the generation of low‐angle normal faults in
Metamorphic Core Complexes. The model is based on three assumptions:(1) the isostatic …

Late Miocene (12–5 Ma) extension around the edges of the Gulf of California has been
alternatively attributed to “Basin and Range” extension, back arc extension, or development …

The chemical compositions, ages, and Nd and Sr isotopic compositions of Miocene basaltic
volcanic rocks from the southwestern Basin and Range Province were measured. The data …

Four maps are presented here that show the location and extent of magmatic fields between
eastern Alaska and northern Mexico during the successive time intervals of 55–40, 40–25 …

Abstract The Mesozoic-Cenozoic rift system of eastern China extends in a NS direction over
a distance of some 4000 km and has a width of 600–1000 km. To the east, it reaches into the …

▪ Abstract Cenozoic extension in the western United States presents a complex interrelation
of extension, volcanism, and plate boundary tectonics that defeats simple notions of “active” …

New geological and geophysical information from the eastern Great Basin sheds light on
how Cenozoic extensional strain is partitioned throughout the crustal column and provides …