Extension parallel to the rift zone during segmented fault growth: application to the evolution of the NE Atlantic

• Published in: Solid Earth
• Main Authors: A. Bubeck, R. J. Walker, J. Imber, R. E. Holdsworth, C. J. MacLeod, D. A. Holwell
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: Geology; QE1-996.5; Stratigraphy; QE640-699; Krafla; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-1161-2017; https://doaj.org/article/2b54fa0f4940420f97839f6735c65396

The mechanical interaction of propagating normal faults is known to influence the linkage geometry of first-order faults, and the development of second-order faults and fractures, which transfer displacement within relay zones. Here we use natural examples of growth faults from two active volcanic r...