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Tectonics and Geophysics of Continental Rifts pp 29–37Cite as

The Origin and Evolution of Rifts and Rift Valley Structures: A Mechanistic Interpretation

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The tectonic effects of asthenospheric upwell and wedging of mantle-derived material on the elastic crustal plate and probable patterns of development of ridge-rift valley structures in oceanic and continental crusts are analysed by theoretical and experimental studies.

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  1. S. Bhattacharji

    Present address: Department of Geology, Brooklyn College of CUNY, Brooklyn, New York, 11210, USA

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Geological and Geophysical Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., 08540, USA

    S. Bhattacharji

  2. Geological Survey of Japan, Tokyo, Japan

    H. Koide

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  1. Department of Geology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    Ivar B. Ramberg

  2. Mineralogical-Geological Museum, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    Else-Ragnhild Neumann

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Bhattacharji, S., Koide, H. (1978). The Origin and Evolution of Rifts and Rift Valley Structures: A Mechanistic Interpretation. In: Ramberg, I.B., Neumann, ER. (eds) Tectonics and Geophysics of Continental Rifts. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9806-3_3

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