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

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  • Hongdan Deng

    (China University of Geosciences
    China University of Geosciences)

  • Jianye Ren

    (China University of Geosciences
    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)

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 (

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  • Hongdan Deng & Jianye Ren & Xiong Pang & Patrice F. Rey & Ken R. McClay & Ian M. Watkinson & Jingyun Zheng & Pan Luo, 2020. "South China Sea documents the transition from wide continental rift to continental break up," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-18448-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18448-y
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