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Folarin Kolawole on Continental Rifting

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Folarin Kolawole explains how continental lithosphere breaks apart, from distributed normal faulting to localized extension and eventual ocean-basin formation. Field observations, seismic imaging and rock mechanics help reveal the early stages of rifting. Examples connect active rifts with passive continental margins left by earlier breakup.

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continental lithospheredistributed normal faultinglocalized extensionocean-basin formationfield observationsseismic imagingrock mechanicsriftingactive riftspassive continental margins

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