Rapid transition from continental breakup to igneous oceanic crust in the South China Sea

HC Larsen, G Mohn, M Nirrengarten, Z Sun, J Stock… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Continental breakup represents the successful process of rifting and thinning of the
continental lithosphere, leading to plate rupture and initiation of oceanic crust formation …

Extension modes and breakup processes of the southeast China-Northwest Palawan conjugate rifted margins

M Nirrengarten, G Mohn, NJ Kusznir, F Sapin… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Our understanding of continent-ocean transition structures and magmatism in the absence
of excessive magmatic additions has been guided by the observations and 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 …

The thermal imprint of continental breakup during the formation of the South China Sea

M Nirrengarten, G Mohn, A Schito, S Corrado… - Earth and Planetary …, 2020 - Elsevier
The stretching of continental lithosphere results in asthenospheric upwelling, raising of
isotherms, melting during decompression and eventually seafloor spreading. The thermal …

S-wave velocity structure and Vp/Vs ratios beneath Liyuexi Trough, Nansha Block, the South China Sea: Implications for crustal lithology and tectonic nature of the …

J Guo, X Qiu, H Huang, H Jiang, E He - Tectonophysics, 2023 - Elsevier
By processing the vertical component data of OBS2019–2, a wide angle seismic line
situated adjacent to the Liyuexi Trough in the Nansha Block of the South China Sea (SCS) …

Crust necking of the northeastern South China Sea: Insights from deep seismic data

L Mi, H Deng, M Gouiza, H Yang… - Italian Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
During rifting, continental crust necks, leading to significant thickness reduction in a few tens
of kilometres. However, deformations associated with the necking process remain elusive …

[PDF][PDF] Site U1499

Z Sun, JM Stock, A Klaus, HC Larsen… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Zhen Sun, Joann M. Stock, Adam Klaus, Hans Christian Larsen, Zhimin Jian, Carlos A.
Alvarez Zarikian, Jacopo Boaga, Stephen A. Bowden, Anne Briais, Yifeng Chen, Deniz …

[PDF][PDF] Site U1500

JM Stock, Z Sun, A Klaus, HC Larsen… - Sun, Z., Jian, Z …, 2018 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Joann M. Stock, Zhen Sun, Adam Klaus, Hans Christian Larsen, Zhimin Jian, Carlos A.
Alvarez Zarikian, Jacopo Boaga, Stephen A. Bowden, Anne Briais, Yifeng Chen, Deniz …

Post-rift magmatism controlled by detachment faults in a microplate, northwestern South China Sea

C Wang, Q Sun, CK Morley, H Huang - Bulletin, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Post-rift magmatism along continental margins is usually focused on highly stretched basins
or aborted rifts. Adjacent microplates with relatively thick lithosphere are not expected to …

Spatio-temporal distribution and mechanism of Cenozoic magmatism in the South China Sea and adjacent areas: Insight from seismic, geochemical and …

S Zhu, Y Yao, X Li, H Gao, J Zhang, Z Xu… - International Geology …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cenozoic magmatism was highly active in the South China Sea (SCS), and mostly
dominated by basalts. The magmatic rocks are mainly distributed in the lower slope and …