The dynamics of rifting: deformation of the lithosphere by active and passive driving forces
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- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Geophysical Journal International
- Vol. 80 (1) , 95-120
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246x.1985.tb05080.x
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