Punctiform initiation of seafloor spreading in the Red Sea during transition from a continental to an oceanic rift

Some remarks on the development of sedimentary basins

Dan McKenzie · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1978 · 3.9K citations

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The Implications of Terrestrial Heat Flow Observations on Current Tectonic and Geochemical Models of the Crust and Upper Mantle of the Earth

John G. Sclater, Jean Francheteau · Geophysical Journal International · 1970 · 736 citations · Full text

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Passive margins: A model of formation

Xavier Le Pichon, Jean‐Claude Sibuet · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1981 · 439 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geophysics +15

Structure and Evolution of the Kenya Rift Valley

B. H. Baker, J. Wohlenberg · Nature · 1971 · 386 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +12

Two Stage Red Sea Floor Spreading

R. W. Girdler, Peter Styles · Nature · 1974 · 323 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Marine Sciences +11