Tectonic Inheritance in Continental Rifts and Passive Margins

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Misra, Achyuta Ayan (Συγγραφέας), Mukherjee, Soumyajit (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Structural geology.; Sedimentology.; Geophysics.; Earth Sciences.; Structural Geology.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

This work reviews the mechanism of rifting with a focus on pre-existing tectonic weaknesses in pre-rift and/or basement rocks, i.e., on tectonic inheritance. The passive margins that are studied in this book are the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the Eastern North America and the East and West Indian...