The role of inheritance in structuring hyperextended rift systems: Some considerations based on observations and numerical modeling

G Manatschal, L Lavier, P Chenin - Gondwana Research, 2015 - Elsevier
A long-standing question in Earth Sciences is related to the importance of inheritance in
controlling tectonic processes. In contrast to physical processes that are generally …

Rifted margins: State of the art and future challenges

G Peron-Pinvidic, G Manatschal… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Improvements in seismic imaging, computing capabilities, and analytical methods, as well
as a number of industry deep-water wells sampling distal offshore settings, have …

Formation and deformation of hyperextended rift systems: Insights from rift domain mapping in the Bay of Biscay‐Pyrenees

J Tugend, G Manatschal, NJ Kusznir, E Masini… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

The tectono-sedimentary evolution of a hyper-extended rift basin: the example of the Arzacq–Mauléon rift system (Western Pyrenees, SW France)

E Masini, G Manatschal, J Tugend, G Mohn… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
In this paper, we present a sedimentary and structural analysis that together with maps,
sections and new Ar/Ar data enable to describe the tectono-sedimentary evolution of the …

Thermal control on the modes of crustal thinning leading to mantle exhumation: Insights from the Cretaceous Pyrenean hot paleomargins

C Clerc, Y Lagabrielle - Tectonics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The prerift Mesozoic sequences of the Cretaceous passive margins fossilized in the North
Pyrenean Zone (NPZ) are characterized by high‐temperature deformation in relation with …

Recognizing remnants of magma-poor rifted margins in high-pressure orogenic belts: The Alpine case study

M Beltrando, G Manatschal, G Mohn, GV Dal Piaz… - Earth-Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
Magma-poor rifted margins are being increasingly recognized in present-day Atlantic-type
systems. However, findings of fossil areas floored by exhumed mantle or hyper-extended …

High-temperature metamorphism during extreme thinning of the continental crust: a reappraisal of the North Pyrenean passive paleomargin

C Clerc, A Lahfid, P Monié, Y Lagabrielle, C Chopin… - Solid Earth, 2015 - se.copernicus.org
An increasing number of field examples in mountain belts show that the formation of passive
margins during extreme continent thinning may occur under conditions of high to very high …

Tectonomagmatic evolution of the final stages of rifting along the deep conjugate Australian‐Antarctic magma‐poor rifted margins: Constraints from seismic …

M Gillard, J Autin, G Manatschal, D Sauter… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The processes related to hyperextension, exhumed mantle domains, lithospheric breakup,
and formation of first unequivocal oceanic crust at magma‐poor rifted margins are yet poorly …

The tectonometamorphic evolution of the Sesia–Dent Blanche nappes (internal Western Alps): review and synthesis

P Manzotti, M Ballevre, M Zucali, M Robyr… - Swiss Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
This study reviews and synthesizes the present knowledge on the Sesia–Dent Blanche
nappes, the highest tectonic elements in the Western Alps (Switzerland and Italy), which …

Unravelling the along-strike variability of the Angola–Gabon rifted margin: a mapping approach

G Péron-Pinvidic, G Manatschal, E Masini… - Geological Society …, 2017 - lyellcollection.org
We summarize here observations from the South Atlantic Angola–Gabon rifted margin. Our
study was based on the interpretation of a selection of deep penetration depth-migrated …