Abstract The Afar Depression is a unique place on Earth where active rift processes can be
directly observed. It is believed to be close to continental breakup. The Afar hotspot has a …

Mantle convection and the interaction of buoyant plumes with the lithosphere have been a
significant influence on plate tectonics. Plume-lithosphere interactions have been regarded …

Abstract Rift‐Rift‐Rift triple junctions are key features of emergent plate boundary networks
during fragmentation of a continent. A key example of such a setting is the Afar triple junction …

Controversy between advocates of 'active'(plume-activated) versus 'passive'(driven by
external tectonic stresses) modes of continental rifting and break-up has persisted for …

Abstract The Zagros Collision Zone is a complex tectonic region formed as a consequence
of the collision between Arabia and Eurasia after the subduction of the Neo-Tethys ocean …

Low-temperature thermochronology has long been utilised in the Red Sea-Gulf of Aden rift
systems and adjacent hinterlands to examine exhumation cooling histories of basement …

The causal relationship between the activity of mantle plumes and continental break-up is
still elusive. The Afro-Arabian rift system offers an opportunity to examine these …

Lithosphere extension, which plays an essential role in plate tectonics, occurs both in
continents (as rift systems) and oceans (spreading along mid-oceanic ridges). The northern …

Formation of new oceans by continental break-up is understood as a continuous evolution
from rifting to ocean spreading. The Red Sea is one of few locations on Earth where a new …

The Afar region represents a unique opportunity for the study of ongoing rift development
and the various phases of continental break-up. In this work we discuss the geological and …