Geodynamics of Rifting

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Part 1 Case History Studies on Rifts - Europe and Asia: The Osio Rift: a review (E.-R. Neumann et al). A stretching model for the Oslo Rift (H.E. Ro, J.I. Faleide). Early magmatic phase in the Oslo Rift and its related stress regime (B. Sundvoll, B.T. Larsen, B. Wandaas). North Sea rift system (P.A. Ziegler). Basaltic magmatism in the North Sea and its relationship to lithospheric extension (D. Latin, F. G. Waters). European Cenozoic rift system (P.A. Ziegler). Lithospheric cross sections of the European Cenozoic rift system (C. Prodehl et al). Deep crustal structure of the Rhine Graben from DEKORP-ECORS seismic reflection data: a summary (J.P. Brun, M.-A. Gutscher et al). 3-D structure of the lithosphere beneath the southern Rhine Graben area (A. Glahn, M. Granet). Subsidence analysis and modelling of the Roer Valley Graben (SE Netherlands) (L. Zijerveld et al). Mafic alkaline magmatism associated with the European Cenozoic rift system (M. Wilson, H. Downes). The Valencia trough (western Mediterranean): an overview (E. Banda, P. Santanach). Styles of extension in the Pannonian Basin (G. Tari, F. Horvath, J. Rumpler). Tertiary evolution of the Intra-Carpathian area: a model (L. Csontos et al). Review of Neogene and Quaternary volcanism of the Carpathian-Pannonian region (C. Szaboo, S. Harangi, L. Csontos). Dnieper-Donets palaeorift (A. V. Chekunov et al.). Baikal rift zone: structure and geodynamics (N.A. Logatchev, Yu. A. Zorin). Asthenospheric diapir beneath the Baikal rift: petrological constraints (A.I. Kislev, A.M. Popov). Faults and tectonic stresses of the Baikal Rift Zone (S. I . Sherman). Heat flow variations in continental rifts (S.V. Lysak). Geodynamics of the Shanxi Rift system, China (X. Xu, X. Ma). The Mezozoic-Cenozoic east China rift system (Z.-Y.Tian, P.Han, K.-D.xu). Part 2 Case History Studies on Rifts - North and South America and Africa: Tectonic setting of the Midcontinent Rift system (W.P. Van Schmus). Geophysical investigations and crustal structure of the North American Midcontinent Rift system (W.J. Hinze et at.). The igneous petrology and magmatic evolution ofthe Midcontinent rift system (K.W. Klewin, S.B. Shirey). The Midcontinent rift in the Lake Superior region with emphasis on its geodynamic evolution (W.F. Cannon). Speculations on the origin of the North American Midcontinent rift (W.F. Cannon, W.J. Hinze). Variations across and along a major continental rift: an interdisciplinary study of the Basin and Range Province, western USA (C.H. Jones et al). Tectonics and stratigraphy of the East Brazil Rift system: an overview (H.K. Chang et al). The West and Central African rift systems - Foreword (J.D. Fairhead). A plate tectonic setting for Mesozoic rifts of West and Central Africa (R.M. Binks, J.D. Fairhead). Early Cretaceous rifts of Western and Central Africa: an overview (R. Guiraud, J.-C. Maurin). (Part Contents)