South China Sea documents the transition from wide continental rift to continental break up

Hongdan Deng (), Jianye Ren, Xiong Pang, Patrice F. Rey, Ken R. McClay, Ian M. Watkinson, Jingyun Zheng and Pan Luo
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Hongdan Deng: China University of Geosciences
Jianye Ren: China University of Geosciences
Xiong Pang: CNOOC Ltd. Shenzhen Branch
Patrice F. Rey: The University of Sydney
Ken R. McClay: Adelaide University, North Terrace
Ian M. Watkinson: Royal Holloway University of London
Jingyun Zheng: CNOOC Ltd. Shenzhen Branch
Pan Luo: China University of Geosciences

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract During extension, the continental lithosphere thins and breaks up, forming either wide or narrow rifts depending on the thermo-mechanical state of the extending lithosphere. Wide continental rifts, which can reach 1,000 km across, have been extensively studied in the North American Cordillera and in the Aegean domain. Yet, the evolutionary process from wide continental rift to continental breakup remains enigmatic due to the lack of seismically resolvable data on the distal passive margin and an absence of onshore natural exposures. Here, we show that Eocene extension across the northern margin of the South China Sea records the transition between a wide continental rift and highly extended (

Date: 2020
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