In this study we compare three pairs of conjugate rifted margins that are often referred to as
archetypes of rift systems. Despite numerous differences, a remarkable first-order structural …

Underplating was originally proposed as the process of magma ponding at the base of the
crust and was inferred from petrologic considerations. This process not only may add high …

Continental breakup represents the successful process of rifting and thinning of the
continental lithosphere, leading to plate rupture and initiation of oceanic crust formation …

We review available data constraining the extent, volume, age and duration of all major
Phanerozoic continental flood basalts (CFB or traps) and oceanic plateaus (OP), together …

We focus on the southern North Atlantic rifted margins to investigate the partitioning and
propagation of deformation in hyperextended rift systems using plate kinematic modeling …

Compared to non-volcanic ones, volcanic passive margins mark continental break-up over a
hotter mantle, probably subject to small-scale convection. They present distinctive genetic …

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 …

The physics of low Reynolds number plumes is well understood, and this allows a number of
testable predictions to be made about mantle plumes. Mantle plumes are predicted to …

The Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum (PETM) has been attributed to a sudden release
of carbon dioxide and/or methane. 40Ar/39Ar age determinations show that the Danish Ash …

The breakup of Pangaea was accompanied by extensive, episodic, magmatic activity.
Several Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) formed, such as the Central Atlantic Magmatic …