Extensional Tectonics
Rifting and Continental Extension
1st Edition
Published on 12. May 2025
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-1-119-77374-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Weight
1361 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-77374-0 (9781119773740)
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Persons
Ibrahim Cemen, The University of Alabama, USA
Elizabeth J. Catlos, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Elizabeth J. Catlos, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Content
List of Contributors Preface
1 Processes and Perspectives in Extensional Tectonics
Elizabeth J. Catlos and Ibrahim Cemen
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 Cemen
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 Bueyuek Menderes Graben in Western Turkey: An Example of a Rift Basin Developed in Back-Arc Extension
Osman Merey, Ibrahim Cemen, and James Granath
12 Transfer Zones in Extended Terranes: Examples from Western Anatolia
Elizabeth J. Catlos and Ibrahim Cemen
Index
1 Processes and Perspectives in Extensional Tectonics
Elizabeth J. Catlos and Ibrahim Cemen
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 Cemen
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 Bueyuek Menderes Graben in Western Turkey: An Example of a Rift Basin Developed in Back-Arc Extension
Osman Merey, Ibrahim Cemen, and James Granath
12 Transfer Zones in Extended Terranes: Examples from Western Anatolia
Elizabeth J. Catlos and Ibrahim Cemen
Index