Computations have helped elucidate the dynamics of Earth's mantle for several decades
already. The numerical methods that underlie these simulations have greatly evolved within …

Kimberlites are volatile-rich, occasionally diamond-bearing magmas that have erupted
explosively at Earth's surface in the geologic past,–. These enigmatic magmas, originating …

We explore the connections between crustal shortening, volcanism, and mantle dynamics in
the Atlas of Morocco. In response to compressional forces and strain localization, this …

Many cratonic continental fragments dispersed during the rifting and break-up of Gondwana
are bound by steep topographic landforms known as 'great escarpments',,–, which rim …

Continental microplates are enigmatic plate boundary features, which can occur in
extensional and compressional regimes. Here we focus on microplate formation and their …

Oceanic transform faults are seismically and tectonically active plate boundaries that leave
scars—known as fracture zones—on oceanic plates that can cross entire ocean basins …

The Victoria microplate between the Eastern and Western Branches of the East African Rift
System is one of the largest continental microplates on Earth. In striking contrast to its …

Continental rifting is responsible for the generation of major sedimentary basins, both during
rift inception and during the formation of rifted continental margins. Geophysical and field …

Observations of rift and rifted margin architecture suggest that significant spatial and
temporal structural heterogeneity develops during the multiphase evolution of continental …

Shear strain localization refers to the phenomenon of accumulation of material deformation
in narrow slip zones. Many materials exhibit strain localization under different spatial and …