Continental Extension is a geological process denoting the broad-scale deformation and thinning of continental lithosphere driven by tectonic forces that pull apart crustal blocks, distinguished from other extensional regimes by its occurrence within continental plates and its role in the initial stages of rift basin formation and potential continental breakup.
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Extensional collapse of orogens
John Dewey · Tectonics · 1988 · 1.5K citations
Mediterranean extension and the Africa‐Eurasia collision
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