Presence of continental slivers in oceanic transform faults determined by rift inheritance
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DOI: 10.1038/s41561-025-01795-0
Abstract: The theory of plate tectonics describes how continents are separated from each other by lateral movement that is accommodated by transform faults connecting mid-ocean ridge sections, which leaves inactive fracture zones on the ocean floor.… read more here.
Keywords: continental rifting; continental slivers; transform faults; oceanic transform ... See more keywords