Mechanism of rifting and some features of the deep-seated structure of the Baikal rift zone

Autor: Zorin, Yu.A, Rogozhina, V.A.
Zdroj: Tectonophysics; January 1978, Vol. 45 Issue: 1 p23-30, 8p
Abstrakt: The mechanism of rifting in the Baikal rift zone is a complex process, with stages of crustal fracturing alternating with stages of plastic extension. Data on the form and size of the anomalous mantle region lying below the rift zone is given in the present work. Divergent flow in the upper part of the anomalous mantle is considered the cause of extension of the crust in this region.
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