[HTML][HTML] Structural inheritance in amagmatic rift basins: Manifestations and mechanisms for how pre-existing structures influence rift-related faults
A Samsu, S Micklethwaite, JN Williams… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the context of rift basin formation, structural inheritance describes the influence of pre-
existing structures on new rift-related structures, including faults. Pre-existing structures in …
existing structures on new rift-related structures, including faults. Pre-existing structures in …
Large-to local-scale control of pre-existing structures on continental rifting: Examples from the Main Ethiopian Rift, East Africa
In the Main Ethiopian Rift (East Africa) a complex tectonic history preceded Tertiary rifting
creating pre-existing discontinuities that influenced extension-related deformation …
creating pre-existing discontinuities that influenced extension-related deformation …
Geodetic constraints on cratonic microplates and broad strain during rifting of thick Southern African lithosphere
Southern Africa is typically considered to belong to a single tectonic plate, Nubia, despite
active faulting along the southwestern branch of the East African Rift System. We analyze …
active faulting along the southwestern branch of the East African Rift System. We analyze …
The Malawi active fault database: An onshore‐offshore database for regional assessment of seismic hazard and tectonic evolution
Abstract We present the Malawi Active Fault Database (MAFD), an open‐access (https://doi.
org/10.5281/zenodo. 5507190) geospatial database of 113 fault traces in Malawi and …
org/10.5281/zenodo. 5507190) geospatial database of 113 fault traces in Malawi and …
The deep basin and underlying basement structure of the Tanganyika Rift
SN Shaban, F Kolawole, CA Scholz - Tectonics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The oldest structures in a rift basin define incipient rift architecture, and commonly modulate
the patterns of landscape evolution, sedimentation, and associated hazards in subsequent …
the patterns of landscape evolution, sedimentation, and associated hazards in subsequent …
[HTML][HTML] How do inherited dip-slip faults affect the development of new extensional faults? Insights from wet clay analog models
The development of structurally controlled basins is frequently dominated by inherited
geological and tectonic structures, especially when the affected region has undergone …
geological and tectonic structures, especially when the affected region has undergone …
3D structural model and slip-dilation tendency analysis of the Chiweta Zone: Geothermal system implications and fault reactivation potential
E Dávalos-Elizondo, DA Laó-Dávila - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
A 3D structural model and slip-dilation tendency analysis are used to assess the reactivation
potential of shear and dilatational structures to investigate structurally controlled geothermal …
potential of shear and dilatational structures to investigate structurally controlled geothermal …
The entire crust can be seismogenic: Evidence from southern Malawi
Abstract The Bilila‐Mtakataka Fault (BMF), at the southern end of the western branch of the
East African Rift System (EARS), has been used in various scaling relation studies and …
East African Rift System (EARS), has been used in various scaling relation studies and …
Structural inheritance controls strain distribution during early continental rifting, Rukwa Rift
Little is known about rift kinematics and strain distribution during the earliest phase of
extension due to the deep burial of the pre-rift and earliest rift structures beneath younger, rift …
extension due to the deep burial of the pre-rift and earliest rift structures beneath younger, rift …
[HTML][HTML] Large earthquakes along slow converging plate margins: Calabrian Arc paleoseismicity based on the submarine turbidite record
Abstract The Calabrian Arc subduction-rollback system hosts seismogenic faults capable of
generating earthquakes exceeding magnitude 7. Since earthquakes are the result of long …
generating earthquakes exceeding magnitude 7. Since earthquakes are the result of long …