Extensional Tectonics (eBook, PDF)

Rifting and Continental Extension
Redaktion: Çemen, Ibrahim; Catlos, Elizabeth J.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119773771
• Artikelnr.: 73877613

Autorenporträt

¿brahim Çemen, The University of Alabama, USA Elizabeth J. Catlos, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors 
Preface 
1 Processes and Perspectives in Extensional Tectonics 
Elizabeth J. Catlos and Ibrahim Çemen
Part I Large-Scale Extensional Tectonics
2 The East African Rift System 
Tyrone O. Rooney, Ian D. Bastow, Karen Fontijn, Nicholas Mariita, James D.
Muirhead, and Derek Keir
3 Geological and Geophysical Constraints Guide New Tectonic Reconstruction
of the Gulf of Mexico 
Irina Filina and Erin Beutel
4 Introduction to an Active Oblique Rift: Walker Lane-Gulf of California 
Cathy J. Busby and Keith Putirka
5 Extensional Tectonics in Western Anatolia, Turkey: Eastward Continuation
of the Aegean Extension 
Elizabeth J. Catlos, Thomas M. Etzel, and Ibrahim Çemen
Part II Extensional Tectonic Processes
6 Oceanic Isostasy: Self-Sustaining Seafloor Spreading and Rift
Localization 
James A. Conder
7 Rigidity-Seismicity Relation in the East African Rift System 
Bernhard Weise and Rezene Mahatsente
8 Edge-Driven Convection-Based Models for Evolution of the Mississippi
Embayment and Associated Alkaline Magmatism 
Samuel R. Walker, Ibrahim C¿emen, Matthew W. Wielicki, Berry H. Tew, Jr.,
and Daniel Stockli
Part III Case Studies of Continental Extensional Tectonics
9 Rapid Versus Delayed Linkage and Coalescence of Interacting Rift Tips 
Folarin Kolawole, Liang Xue, and Zuze Dulanya
10 Root Problem of Mid-Tertiary Cordilleran Detachment Faults: Deciphering
the Evolution of the Whipple Mountains Detachment Shear Zone in
Southeastern California 
Valeria Jaramillo, Elizabeth J. Catlos, Elizabeth A. Bell, Axel K. Schmitt,
and An Yin
11 Büyük Menderes Graben in Western Turkey: An Example of a Rift Basin
Developed in Back-Arc Extension 
Osman Merey, Ibrahim Çemen, and James Granath
12 Transfer Zones in Extended Terranes: Examples from Western Anatolia 
Elizabeth J. Catlos and Ibrahim Çemen
Index