A review of Pangaea dispersal and Large Igneous Provinces–In search of a causative mechanism

AL Peace, JJJ Phethean, D Franke, GR Foulger… - Earth-Science …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The breakup of Pangaea was accompanied by extensive, episodic, magmatic activity.
Several Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) formed, such as the Central Atlantic Magmatic …

Reappraisal of the magma-rich versus magma-poor rifted margin archetypes

J Tugend, M Gillard, G Manatschal, M Nirrengarten… - 2020‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Rifted margins are commonly defined as magma-poor or magma-rich archetypes based on
their morphology. We re-examine the prevailing model inferred from this classification that …

Ignition of the southern Atlantic seafloor spreading machine without hot-mantle booster

D Sauter, G Manatschal, N Kusznir, C Masquelet… - Scientific Reports, 2023‏ - nature.com
The source of massive magma production at volcanic rifted margins remains strongly
disputed since the first observations of thick lava piles in the 1980s. However, volumes of …

Architecture, structural and tectonic significance of the Seagap fault (offshore Tanzania) in the framework of the East African Rift

D Iacopini, S Tavani, S Pentagallo, V Maselli… - Basin …, 2023‏ - earthdoc.org
The Southeastern portion of the East African Rift System reactivates Mesozoic transform
faults marking the separation of Madagascar from Africa in the Western Indian Ocean …

Intraplate deformation of oceanic crust in the West Somali Basin: Insights from long‐offset reflection seismic data

D Sauter, JC Ringenbach, M Cannat, T Maurin… - …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Interpretation of new high‐resolution seismic reflection sections reveals intraplate
deformation of oceanic crust in the West Somali Basin, between the East Africa margin and …

The crustal structure of the southern Davie Ridge offshore northern Mozambique–A wide-angle seismic and potential field study

M Vormann, D Franke, W Jokat - Tectonophysics, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Some of the oldest surviving oceanic basins in the world, the Mozambique and West Somali
basins, were created during the breakup of Gondwana, starting around 180 Ma. Between …

The Davie fracture zone: A recorder of continents drifts and kinematic changes

V Roche, JC Ringenbach - Tectonophysics, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Transform continental margins play a major role in plate tectonics. In the last 10 years'
petroleum exploration has moved to the hunt of stratigraphic traps in the passive margin …

Intra-oceanic emplacement of the Comoros Archipelago through inherited fracture zones

C Masquelet, L Watremez, S Leroy, D Sauter… - Tectonophysics, 2024‏ - Elsevier
We shed light on the nature and structure of the crust surrounding the Comoros Archipelago,
western Indian Ocean, offering insights into the region's geological history and volcanic …

Crustal structure of the conjugate Equatorial Atlantic Margins, derived by gravity anomaly inversion

NJ Kusznir, AM Roberts, AD Alvey - 2020‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The crustal structure of the Equatorial Atlantic conjugate margins (South America and West
Africa) has been investigated using 3D gravity anomaly inversion, which allows for (1) the …

Crustal architecture and nature of continental breakup along a transform margin: New insights from Tanzania‐Mozambique margin

ST Sinha, S Saha, M Longacre, S Basu, R Jha… - …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Tanzania‐North Mozambique continental margin is a transform segment
associated with Davie Fracture Zone (DFZ). The DFZ is described as an elongated linear …