March 1, 1987
1 min read
The Rifting of Continents
It begins above a hot zone in the mantle. Upwelling molten rock underplates and weakens the continental crust, piercing it at discrete points and finally "rifting" it in two: an ocean is born
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March 1, 1987
1 min read
The Rifting of Continents
It begins above a hot zone in the mantle. Upwelling molten rock underplates and weakens the continental crust, piercing it at discrete points and finally "rifting" it in two: an ocean is born