Tectonics and Geophysics of Continental Rifts: Volume Two of the Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute Paleorift Systems with Emphasis on the Permian Oslo Rift, held in Oslo, Norway, July 27 – August 5, 1977

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Evolution of Continental Rift Systems in the Light of Plate Tectonics....Pages 1-9
Evolution of the Earth’s Crust....Pages 11-28
The Origin and Evolution of Rifts and Rift Valley Structures: A Mechanistic Interpretation....Pages 29-37
Experimental Model Studies of Rift-Valley Systems....Pages 39-40
Rates of Sedimentation and Vertical Subsidence in Neorifts and Paleorifts....Pages 41-47
Deep Structure and Evolution of the Baikal Rift Zone....Pages 49-61
Two Stages Rhinegraben Rifting....Pages 63-71
The Rio Grande Rift and a Diapiric Mechanism for Continental Rifting....Pages 73-80
Owens Valley — A Major Rift between the Sierra Nevada Batholith and Basin and Range Province, U.S.A.....Pages 81-88
Rift Systems in the Western United States....Pages 89-110
The Late Precambrian Central North American Rift System — A Survey of Recent Geological and Geophysical Investigations....Pages 111-123
An Early Paleozoic Continental Rift System in Galicia (NW Spain)....Pages 125-132
The Midland Valley as a Rift, Seen in Connection with the Late Palaeozoic European Rift System....Pages 133-147
Main Geologic Features of the Oslo Graben....Pages 149-165
The Tectonic History of the Oslo Region....Pages 167-194
The Oslo Region during the Early Palaeozoic....Pages 195-202
The Margin South of Australia — A Continental Margin Paleorift....Pages 203-219
Passive Continental Margins and Intra-Cratonic Rifts, A Comparison....Pages 221-227
Observations on the Margin Off Norway (66–70°N) and the History of Early Cenozoic Rifting....Pages 229-236
Pelagic Sedimentation in Immature Ocean Basins....Pages 237-248
North Sea Rift and Basin Development....Pages 249-277
A Comparison of Magnetic Anomalies in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden....Pages 279-287
Palaeomagnetism in the Oslo Rift Zone....Pages 289-296
Seismic Mapping of the Fennoscandian Lithosphere and Asthenosphere with Special Reference to the Oslo Graben Region....Pages 297-311
The Ideal-Body Concept in Interpretation of the Oslo Rift Gravity Data and their Correlation with Seismic Observations....Pages 313-327
Comparison of the East African Rift System and the Permian Oslo Rift....Pages 329-345
A Comparison between the Older (Karroo) Rifts and the Younger (Cenozoic) Rifts of Eastern Africa....Pages 347-350
Main Features of Evolution and Magmatism of Continental Rift Zones in the Cenozoic....Pages 351-366
The St. Lawrence Paleo-Rift System: A Comparative Study....Pages 367-384
Some Problems of Rifting Development in the Earth’s History....Pages 385-399
Rift Valleys on Earth, Mars and Venus....Pages 401-408
Paleorifts — Concluding Remarks....Pages 409-424
Back Matter....Pages 425-444