Evidence of Lithospheric Boudinage in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland from Geophysical Observations

• Published in: Geosciences
• Main Authors: Malcolm D. J. MacDougall, Alexander Braun, Georgia Fotopoulos
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: geophysical interpretation; passive margin evolution; seismic interpretation; boudinage; grand banks; extensional tectonics; Canada; Lofoten; Vesterålen; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11020055

The evolution of the passive margin off the coast of Eastern Canada has been characterized by a series of rifting episodes which caused widespread extension of the lithosphere and associated structural anomalies, some with the potential to be classified as a result of lithospheric boudinage. Crustal...