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| Watremez, L.; Burov, E.; D'Acremont, E.; Leroy, Sylvie; Huet, B.; Lepourhiet, L.; Bellahsen, N.. |
| Physical properties of the mantle lithosphere have a strong influence on the rifting processes and rifted structures. In particular, in context of rifting, two of these properties have been overlooked: (1) Mohr-Coulomb plasticity (localizing pressure dependent) may not be valid at mantle depths as opposed to nonlocalizing pressure-independent plasticity (hereafter, perfect plasticity), and (2) lithosphere buoyancy can vary, depending on the petrological composition of the mantle. Focussing on the Arabian plate, we show that the lithosphere may be negatively buoyant. We use thermomechanical modeling to investigate the importance of mantle rheology and composition on the formation of a passive margin, ocean-continent transition (OCT) and oceanic basin. We... |
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Palavras-chave: Thermomechanical modeling; Rifting; Ocean-continent transition; Plasticity; Lithosphere buoyancy; Gulf of Aden. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00199/31070/29483.pdf |
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