Physical models of rifting and transform faulting, due to ridge push in a wedge-shaped oceanic lithosphere

Tectonophysics

Volumn 443, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 37-52

  Marques, F O ^a   Cobbold, P R ^b   Lourenco N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Axial rift; Oceanic lithosphere; Physical models; Plate tectonics; Ridge push; Transform fault

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PLATE MOTION; RIFT ZONE; RIFTING; TECTONIC WEDGE; TRANSFORM FAULT; UPLIFT; WOLFRAMITE;

EID: 34548508196     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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