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The rifts which trisect the Middle East originated as zones of crustal attenuation during the formation of the Afro-Arabian dome. Subsequently, the style of deformation changed to one of horizontal displacement, the widening rifts being floored by new oceanic crust. This separation was due to the movement of all crustal plates at different rates in the same, north-easterly direction.
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GASS, I., GIBSON, I. Structural Evolution of the Rift Zones In the Middle East. Nature 221, 926–930 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221926a0
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