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