Tectonic Inheritance in Continental Rifts and Passive Margins
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...
Main Authors: | Misra, Achyuta Ayan (Author), Mukherjee, Soumyajit (Author) |
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Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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Series: | SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
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Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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