| Abstract: | Analysis of the gravity field along four profiles crossing the Baikal rift zone permits an estimate of the amount of anomalous mass produced by 1. (1) graben-fill sediments, 2. (2) Moho uplift and intrusion of mantle sills and dikes, 3. (3) an asthenospheric bulge. Crustal extension is evaluated based on the idea of mass and volume balance of material introduced into and removed from the initial volume of the crust. Extension in the Baikal rift increases southwestward from 0.9 km in the Chara depression to 19.3 km in the South Baikal depression. These values generally agree with the position of the Euler pole determined from seismic data (fault plane solutions). Average rotation velocity for the lithospheric plates separated by the rift zone is estimated to be 5.93 ?? 10-4 rad/m.y. over about 30 m.y. ?? 1991. |
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| Citation Author: | Zorin, Yu.; Cordell, L. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Crustal extension in the Baikal rift zone; 1991; Article; Journal; Tectonophysics; Zorin, Yu.; Cordell, L. |
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| Text: | Crustal extension in the Baikal rift zone; 1991; Article; Journal; Tectonophysics; Zorin, Yu.; Cordell, L. |
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| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00 -0600 |
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