www.MantlePlumes.org © MantlePlumes.org The Antarctic Rift: Plume vs. Plate Dynamics
Thinning of the lithosphere in major continental rift systems is commonly considered in terms of the end-members models of active versus passive rifting, and a genetic connection is commonly acknowledged between lithospheric extension, magmatism and mantle plume activity.
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.694.282 http://www.mantleplumes.org/WebpagePDFs/Antarctica.pdf |
| Summary: | Thinning of the lithosphere in major continental rift systems is commonly considered in terms of the end-members models of active versus passive rifting, and a genetic connection is commonly acknowledged between lithospheric extension, magmatism and mantle plume activity. |
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