Extensional Tectonics: Rifting and Continental Extension - Couverture rigide

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9781119773740: Extensional Tectonics: Rifting and Continental Extension
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1119773741 ISBN 13 : 9781119773740
Editeur : American Geophysical Union, 2025

Synopsis

A synthesis of current knowledge on global extensional tectonics

The extension of Earth's lithosphere occurs at divergent plate boundaries as well as in plate interiors. The geological, geochemical, and sedimentary processes of extension offer insights into topics ranging from the fundamentals of tectonics to the evolution of life.

Extensional Tectonics: Rifting and Continental Extension reviews present-day knowledge of extensional tectonic processes and explores examples from around the world.

Volume highlights include:

  • Overview of extensional tectonic processes from continental rifting to oceanic basin formation
  • In-depth examination of extension along rift systems and rift margins
  • Review of post-collisional continental extension
  • Examples from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas
  • Insights from observations, modeling, and 3D seismic data interpretation of extended terrains

This book is one of a set of three in the collection Tectonic Processes: A Global View.

Browse the first volume, Compressional Tectonics: Plate Convergence to Mountain Building.

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À propos de l'auteur

İbrahim Çemen, The University of Alabama, USA

Elizabeth J. Catlos, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

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Éditeur
American Geophysical Union
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1119773741
ISBN 13 
9781119773740
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
368
Éditeur
Çemen İbrahim, Catlos Elizabeth J.
Coordonnées du fabricant
American Geophysical Union
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