A simple continental rift classification

Tectonophysics

Volumn 513, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 88-95

  Merle, Olivier ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Active rift; Continental rift; Extension; Passive rift; Tectonic plate; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE RIFTS; CONTINENTAL RIFT; EXTENSION; PASSIVE RIFT; TECTONIC PLATE;

GEOLOGIC MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

TECTONICS;

ACTIVE MARGIN; CLASSIFICATION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PASSIVE MARGIN; PLATE TECTONICS; PLUME; RIFT ZONE; RIFTING; TECTONIC PLATE;

EID: 82755161974     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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