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

The transition from wide continental rift to continental break-up remains enigmatic. Here, the authors show that northern margin of the South China Sea records the transition between wide continental rift to a highly extended continental margin, with strikingly similar structures and metamorphic cor...

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Autores principales: Hongdan Deng, Jianye Ren, Xiong Pang, Patrice F. Rey, Ken R. McClay, Ian M. Watkinson, Jingyun Zheng, Pan Luo
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/5109781ac28545d9a219b941f646dc54
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Sumario:The transition from wide continental rift to continental break-up remains enigmatic. Here, the authors show that northern margin of the South China Sea records the transition between wide continental rift to a highly extended continental margin, with strikingly similar structures and metamorphic core complexes to those described from the North American Cordillera and the Aegean.