Propagating rift during the opening of a small oceanic basin: the Protector Basin (Scotia Arc, Antactica).

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Galindo Zaldívar, Jesús, Bohoyo, Fernando, Maldonado, Andrés, Schreider, Anatoly, Suriñach, Emma, Vázquez, Juan Tomás
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2006
• Subjects: Oceanic spreading; Seafloor magnetic anomalies; Propagating rift; Middle Miocene; Scotia Arc; Pirie; Protector; Protector Basin; Scotia Sea
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/18856; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2005.11.056

15 pages, 8 figures. The opening of oceanic basins constitutes one of the key features of Plate Tectonics because it determines the rifting and displacement of the continental crustal blocks. Although the mechanisms of development of large oceans are well known, the opening and evolution of small an...