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Research article
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02 Jul 2021
Research article |
| 02 Jul 2021
| 02 Jul 2021
Complex rift patterns, a result of interacting crustal and mantle weaknesses, or multiphase rifting? Insights from analogue models
Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse
1+3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Pauline Chenin
Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ITES, UMR 7063, 5 rue Descartes,
Strasbourg, 67084, France
Duncan Erratt
Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ITES, UMR 7063, 5 rue Descartes,
Strasbourg, 67084, France
Gianreto Manatschal
Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ITES, UMR 7063, 5 rue Descartes,
Strasbourg, 67084, France
Guido Schreurs
Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse
1+3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Short summary
We used laboratory experiments to simulate the early evolution of rift systems, and the influence of structural weaknesses left over from previous tectonic events that can localize new deformation. We find that the orientation and type of such weaknesses can induce complex structures with different orientations during a single phase of rifting, instead of requiring multiple rifting phases. These findings provide a strong incentive to reassess the tectonic history of various natural examples.
We used laboratory experiments to simulate the early evolution of rift systems, and the...
