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SUBMITTER: Ruch J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4980445 | biostudies-other | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ruch Joël J Wang Teng T Xu Wenbin W Hensch Martin M Jónsson Sigurjón S
Nature communications 20160805
Extension deficit builds up over centuries at divergent plate boundaries and is recurrently removed during rifting events, accompanied by magma intrusions and transient metre-scale deformation. However, information on transient near-field deformation has rarely been captured, hindering progress in understanding rifting mechanisms and evolution. Here we show new evidence of oblique rift opening during a rifting event influenced by pre-existing fractures and two centuries of extension deficit accu ...[more]