Subsidence of continental crust in fold belts is commonly interpreted as related to extension or elastic flexure of the lithosphere near convergent plate boundaries. In the Late Cambrian - Early Ordovician, relative extension ...
Formation of deep basins in continental crust is usually explained by stretching. Intense stretching produces typical deformations in sedimentary cover. These deformations are observed in rift valleys. Deformations produced ...
The development history of the Alpine-Carpathian segment of the Alpine belt is considered. Since the Triassic numerous deep basins on continental crust have been formed there by rapid subsidence without significant stretching ...