Mode of lithospheric extension: Conceptual models from analogue modeling

Tectonics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Michon, Laurent ^a   Merle, Olivier ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Analogue modeling; Lithospheric extension; Passive margins; Red Sea rift; West European rift

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODEL; CRUSTAL THINNING; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; LITHOSPHERE; RIFTING; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONOPHYSICS;

EID: 0345098565     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002TC001435     Document Type: Article

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