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 …

Continental extension may occur in two main different modes, narrow and wide rifting, which
mainly differ in the width of the deformed region. A third mechanism, the core complex, has …

A simplified model of continental extension including lower crustal flow is developed. The
model employs the thin sheet approximation in estimating lithospheric yield strength and …

Metamorphic core complexes form as the result of major continental extension, when the
middle and lower continental crust is dragged out from beneath the fracturing, extending …

Major detachment faults play a key role in the lithospheric extension process in the Basin
and Range province and may also be important in other continental extension terranes …

A conceptual model is proposed for the generation of low‐angle normal faults in
Metamorphic Core Complexes. The model is based on three assumptions:(1) the isostatic …

All normal-fault systems must terminate both along and orthogonal to strike. As many as four
terminations may be associated with a single culmination. Most normalfault systems …

[Ann. Soc. Geol. Belge Bull. 64 (1965) 95–123] The concept of gravitational collapse has
fundamentally improved our understanding of orogenic processes. This concept has its roots …

Large oblique-throw hinge faults orientated at high angles to the strike of major breakaway
faults in W Turkey are examined. They exhibit variable displacements which commonly …

The inherent asymmetry of extension by detachment leads to contrasting and conjugate
classes of passive margins. Upper‐plate margins comprise crust above a deeper …