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 …

Movements of tectonic plates often induce oblique deformation at divergent plate
boundaries. This is in striking contrast with traditional conceptual models of rifting and rifted …

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

Integrated geological-geophysical methods have been used to depict the geometric
characteristics and kinematic evolution of the Shunbei 5 (SB5) and adjacent Shunbei1 (SB1) …

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 …

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

The outcome of decades of two-dimensional modelling of lithosphere deformation under
extension is that mechanical coupling between the continental crust and the underlying …

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 …