In the context of rift basin formation, structural inheritance describes the influence of pre-
existing structures on new rift-related structures, including faults. Pre-existing structures in …

Analog, or physical, models have been used to investigate problems in structural geology
and tectonics for over two centuries. Together with field observations and theoretical …

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

The competition between the impact of inherited weaknesses and plate kinematics
determines the location and style of deformation during rifting, yet the relative impacts of …

In the Main Ethiopian Rift (East Africa) a complex tectonic history preceded Tertiary rifting
creating pre-existing discontinuities that influenced extension-related deformation …

Continental rifting is a geodynamic process that involves the breakup of the crust and may
eventually evolve to seafloor spreading. Although it is often assumed to be a product of …

During extension of the continental lithosphere, rift basins develop. These are often initially
offset, and must interact and connect in order to create a continuous rift system that may …

The Basque-Cantabrian junction corresponds to an inverted rift accommodation zone at the
limit between the former hyperextended Pyrenean and Cantabrian rift segments. The …

Abstract Mesozoic‐Cenozoic rifting between Greenland and North America created the
Labrador Sea and Baffin Bay, while leaving preserved continental lithosphere in the Davis …

Viscous salt layers can introduce significant structural complexity to the basins in which they
are deposited. Along basin margins, salt typically flows seaward due to regional tilting of the …