Geodynamics of continental rift initiation and evolution

S Brune, F Kolawole, JA Olive, DS Stamps… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
A continental rift is a nascent plate boundary where the lithosphere is thinned by tectonic
activity. Some continental rifts undergo extension to the point that they generate a new …

Conjugate volcanic passive margins in the austral segment of the South Atlantic–Architecture and development

F Chauvet, F Sapin, L Geoffroy, JC Ringenbach… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
The thorough interpretation of the South Atlantic long offset seismic lines provides a new
view of the magmatic and crustal architecture and of the evolution of the conjugate volcanic …

[HTML][HTML] Structural inheritance in amagmatic rift basins: Manifestations and mechanisms for how pre-existing structures influence rift-related faults

A Samsu, S Micklethwaite, JN Williams… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

The petrologic and petrochronologic record of progressive vs polyphase deformation: Opening the analytical toolbox

S Oriolo, B Schulz, M Hueck, P Oyhantcabal… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The concepts of progressive and polyphase deformation have been widely applied by
structural geologists to explain complexly deformed rocks, particularly for ductile conditions …

Regional structure and polyphased Cretaceous-Paleocene rift and basin development of the mid-Norwegian volcanic passive margin

D Zastrozhnov, L Gernigon, I Gogin, S Planke… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Møre and Vøring basins of the mid-Norwegian volcanic passive margin are
characterized by thick accumulations of Cretaceous to Paleocene sedimentary strata. They …

Exploring the interactions between rift propagation and inherited crustal fabrics through experimental modeling

D Maestrelli, D Montanari, G Corti, C Del Ventisette… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Continental rifting is a geodynamic process that involves the breakup of the crust and may
eventually evolve to seafloor spreading. Although it is often assumed to be a product of …

Cenozoic basement-involved rifting of the northern South China Sea margin

Y Suo, S Li, G Peng, X Du, J Zhou, P Wang, G Wang… - Gondwana …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The northern South China Sea (SCS) margin developed on a thinning crust
comprising basement-involved structures inherited from the post-orogenic extension of the …

Quantification and restoration of the pre‐drift extension across the NE Atlantic conjugate margins during the mid‐Permian‐early Cenozoic multi‐rifting phases

MM Abdelmalak, S Gac, JI Faleide, GE Shephard… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The formation of the NE Atlantic conjugate margins is the result of multiple rifting phases
spanning from the Late Paleozoic and culminating in the early Eocene when breakup was …

Normal fault reactivation during multiphase extension: Analogue models and application to the Turkana depression, East Africa

L Wang, D Maestrelli, G Corti, Y Zou, C Shen - Tectonophysics, 2021 - Elsevier
We present crustal scale physical analogue models of multiphase rifting to provide new
constraints on the role exerted by faults formed during early extension on structures …

Volcanic passive margins and break-up processes in the southern Red Sea

F Chauvet, L Geoffroy, B Le Gall, M Jaud - Gondwana Research, 2023 - Elsevier
We have mapped Oligocene to Quaternary volcanic sequences, emplaced across the Afar
magmatic province (AMP: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Yemen), by using 50 cm resolution …