Traditionally active rifts are thought to evolve in response to thermal upwelling of the
asthenosphere, whereas passive rifts develop in response to lithospheric extension driven …

The continental breakup which gave way to the formation of the oceanic South China Sea
(SCS) basin began in the latest Cretaceous in the northeastern SCS and propagated in …

Core-complex formation driven by lithospheric extension is a first-order process of heat and
mass transfer in the Earth. Core-complex structures have been recognized in the continents …

Investigations on the kinematics of rift opening and the associated stress field present a
renewed interest since it has recently been shown that the control of the origin and evolution …

Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …

The extension of the lithosphere, controlling the development of rifted basins, is driven by a
combination of plate-boundary forces, frictional forces exerted on the base of the lithosphere …

Abstract The Norwegian Sea continental margin is dominated by two major basins with a
very thick Cretaceous basin fill: the Vøring and Møre Basins. The basins are flanked by the …

We suggest that the uplift of rift flanks results from mechanical unloading of the lithosphere
during extension and consequent isostatic rebound. This mechanism is presented as an …

Stratigraphic, geochronologic, and geochemical patterns of Neoproterozoic to Cambrian
sedimentary and volcanic rocks in Utah, Nevada, and SE Idaho record a dynamically …

Subsidence, sedimentation and tectonic quiescence of the Pannonian basin was interrupted
a few million years ago by tectonic reactivation. This recent activity has manifested itself in …