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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• General aspects
• Effect of pre‐existing anisotropies on fault propagation
• Preexisting fabrics
• Role of lithosphere rheology on rift architecture
• Discussions and Conclusions.