Variations in rift symmetry: cautionary examples from the Southern Rift System (Australia–Antarctica)

• Published in: Geological Society, London, Special Publications
• Main Authors: Direen, NG, Stagg, HMJ, Symonds, PA, Norton, IO
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/12931/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/12931/1/Direen_etal_12_SPGSL_369_final.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1144/SP369.4

We present a synthesis based on the interpretation of two pairs of deep seismic reflection crustal sections within the Southern Rift System (SRS) separating Australia and Antarctica. One pair of sections is from the conjugate margins between the Great Australian Bight (GAB) and Wilkes Land, in the c...