Tectonics and Geophysics of Continental Rifts [electronic resource] : Volume Two of the Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute Paleorift Systems with Emphasis on the Permian Oslo Rift, held in Oslo, Norway, July 27 – August 5, 1977 /

General Aspects of Rifting -- Evolution of Continental Rift Systems in the Light of Plate Tectonics -- Evolution of the Earth’s Crust -- The Origin and Evolution of Rifts and Rift Valley Structures: A Mechanistic Interpretation -- Experimental Model Studies of Rift-Valley Systems (Abstract) -- Rates of Sedimentation and Vertical Subsidence in Neorifts and Paleorifts -- Active Continental Rifts -- Deep Structure and Evolution of the Baikal Rift Zone -- Two Stages Rhinegraben Rifting -- The Rio Grande Rift and A Diapiric Mechanism for Continental Rifting -- Owens Valley — A Major Rift between the Sierra Nevada Batholith and Basin and Range Province, USA -- Paleorifts -- Rift Systems in the Western United States -- The Late Precambrian Central North American Rift System — A Survey of Recent Geological and Geophysical Investigations -- An Early Paleozoic Continental Rift System in Galicia (NW Spain) -- The Midland Valley as a Rift, Seen in Connection with the Late Palaeozoic European Rift System -- Main Geologic Features of the Oslo Graben -- The Tectonic History of the Oslo Region -- The Oslo Region during the Early Palaeozoic -- Continental Margins -- The Margin South of Australia — A Continental Margin Paleorift -- Passive Continental Margins and Intra-Cratonic Rifts, A Comparison -- Observations on the Margin off Norway (66–70°N) and the History of Early Cenozoic Rifting -- Pelagic Sedimentation in Immature Ocean Basins -- North Sea Rift and Basin Development -- Geophysical Studies -- A Comparison of Magnetic Anomalies in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden -- Palaeomagnetism in the Oslo Rift Zone -- Seismic Mapping of the Fennoscandian Lithosphere and Asthenosphere with Special Reference to the Oslo Graben Region -- The Ideal-Body Concept in Interpretation of the Oslo Rift Gravity Data and their Correlation with Seismic Observations -- Comparative Studies -- Comparison of the East African Rift System and the Permian Oslo Rift -- A Comparison between the Older (Karroo) Rifts and the Younger (Cenozoic) Rifts of Eastern Africa (Abstract) -- Main Features of Evolution and Magmatism of Continental Rift Zones in the Cenozoic -- The St. Lawrence Paleo-Rift System: A Comparative Study -- Some Problems of Rifting Development in the Earth’s History -- Rift Valleys on Earth, Mars and Venus -- Paleorifts — Concluding Remarks.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ramberg, Ivar B. editor., Neumann, Else-Ragnhild. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1978
Subjects:	Earth sciences., Geophysics., Earth Sciences., Geophysics/Geodesy.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9806-3
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