Influence of inherited rifted margin architecture on continental collision dynamics

Continental collision is a key process in lithospheric evolution, driving mountain building, crustalthickening, and supercontinent assembly. Within the Wilson cycle, collision marks the finalstage following rifting, ocean spreading, and subduction. Early rifting and rifted margindevelopment precede...

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Autores: Ruh, J.B., Granado, Pablo
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Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Marges continentals
Deriva continental
Rifts
Geodynamics
Continental margins
Continental drift
Rifts (Geology)
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spelling Influence of inherited rifted margin architecture on continental collision dynamicsRuh, J.B.Granado, PabloGeodinàmicaMarges continentalsDeriva continentalRiftsGeodynamicsContinental marginsContinental driftRifts (Geology)Continental collision is a key process in lithospheric evolution, driving mountain building, crustalthickening, and supercontinent assembly. Within the Wilson cycle, collision marks the finalstage following rifting, ocean spreading, and subduction. Early rifting and rifted margindevelopment precede basement accretion and hard continental collision, leaving complexrecords that complicate tectonic interpretations. We present mantle-scale numerical modelssimulating rifting, post-rift thermal re-equilibration, convergence, subduction, and collision.Results show that a strong continental crust produces narrow rifted margins, while weak crustleads to margins with wider hyperextended domains. Subduction initiates beneath riftedcontinental margins due to inherited zones of reduced grain size. We assess the impact of syn-rift sediment rheology, erosion rates, and mantle serpentinization on non-magmatic riftedmargin evolution, subduction and collision. Our findings indicate that rift-inherited architectureprimarily controls basement accretion and collision style, more than surface processes orsediment rheology. Lithospheric shear zones with reduced grain size may serve as the locationof subduction initiation. Comparisons with natural examples such as the Alps, Pyrenees, andGreater Caucasus support a first-order interpretation of their structural and mechanicalevolution based on our models.Wiley2026202620262026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion29 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/229587Articles publicats en revistes (Dinàmica de la Terra i l'Oceà)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GC012681Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2026, vol. 27, num.5https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GC012681cc-by-nc (c) Ruh, J.B. et al., 2026https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:recercat____::0f9ee3ed701cea657d8b72eacd978fb92026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Influence of inherited rifted margin architecture on continental collision dynamics
title Influence of inherited rifted margin architecture on continental collision dynamics
spellingShingle Influence of inherited rifted margin architecture on continental collision dynamics
Ruh, J.B.
Geodinàmica
Marges continentals
Deriva continental
Rifts
Geodynamics
Continental margins
Continental drift
Rifts (Geology)
title_short Influence of inherited rifted margin architecture on continental collision dynamics
title_full Influence of inherited rifted margin architecture on continental collision dynamics
title_fullStr Influence of inherited rifted margin architecture on continental collision dynamics
title_full_unstemmed Influence of inherited rifted margin architecture on continental collision dynamics
title_sort Influence of inherited rifted margin architecture on continental collision dynamics
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ruh, J.B.
Granado, Pablo
author Ruh, J.B.
author_facet Ruh, J.B.
Granado, Pablo
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author2 Granado, Pablo
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Geodinàmica
Marges continentals
Deriva continental
Rifts
Geodynamics
Continental margins
Continental drift
Rifts (Geology)
topic Geodinàmica
Marges continentals
Deriva continental
Rifts
Geodynamics
Continental margins
Continental drift
Rifts (Geology)
description Continental collision is a key process in lithospheric evolution, driving mountain building, crustalthickening, and supercontinent assembly. Within the Wilson cycle, collision marks the finalstage following rifting, ocean spreading, and subduction. Early rifting and rifted margindevelopment precede basement accretion and hard continental collision, leaving complexrecords that complicate tectonic interpretations. We present mantle-scale numerical modelssimulating rifting, post-rift thermal re-equilibration, convergence, subduction, and collision.Results show that a strong continental crust produces narrow rifted margins, while weak crustleads to margins with wider hyperextended domains. Subduction initiates beneath riftedcontinental margins due to inherited zones of reduced grain size. We assess the impact of syn-rift sediment rheology, erosion rates, and mantle serpentinization on non-magmatic riftedmargin evolution, subduction and collision. Our findings indicate that rift-inherited architectureprimarily controls basement accretion and collision style, more than surface processes orsediment rheology. Lithospheric shear zones with reduced grain size may serve as the locationof subduction initiation. Comparisons with natural examples such as the Alps, Pyrenees, andGreater Caucasus support a first-order interpretation of their structural and mechanicalevolution based on our models.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GC012681
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2026, vol. 27, num.5
https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GC012681
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