A continental rift is a nascent plate boundary where the lithosphere is thinned by tectonic
activity. Some continental rifts undergo extension to the point that they generate a new …

Over the past two decades, multidisciplinary studies have unearthed a rich history of
volcanic activity and unrest in the densely-populated East African Rift System, providing new …

Carbon in the upper mantle controls incipient melting of carbonated peridotite and so acts as
a critical driver of plate tectonics. The carbon-rich melts that form control the rate of volatile …

Melting experiments on ultramafic rocks rich in the hydrous minerals phlogopite or
phlogopite+ K-richterite, some including 5% of accessory phases, have been conducted at …

Understanding the magmatic plumbing system of rift volcanoes is essential when examining
the interplay between magmatic and tectonic forces. Recent seismicity, volcanic activity …

Etna volcano in Italy releases an exceptional amount of CO2 (9083 t/day) and contributes to
10% of global volcanic emission. The reasons for its extreme CO2 degassing are not yet …

A large number of gases are releasing from the medium-high temperature geothermal fields
distributed along the large-scale strike-slip fault zones in the southeastern margin of the …

Africa's Cenozoic tectonism is often attributed to mantle plumes, particularly below East
Africa, but their morphology, number, location, and impact on the African lithosphere are …

Apart from the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary (LAB), mid-lithospheric discontinuities
(MLDs) in thick and old continental lithospheres appear to play an important role in global …

Plume magmatism and continental breakup led to the opening of the northeast Atlantic
Ocean during the globally warm early Cenozoic. This warmth culminated in a transient (170 …