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

• Published in: Solid Earth
• Main Authors: Bubeck, Alodie, Walker, Richard J., Imber, Jonathan, Holdsworth, Robert E., MacLeod, Christopher, Holwell, David A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Geosciences Union 2017
• Subjects: Krafla; Iceland
• Online Access: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/106776/; https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-1161-2017; https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/106776/7/Bubeck_NAtl_SolidEarth2017%20%281%29.pdf

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...