TY - BOOK ID - 145339792 TI - Magmatic rifting and active volcanism AU - Wright, T. J. AU - Ayele, A. AU - Ferguson, D. J. AU - Kidane, T. AU - Vye-Brown, Charlotte AU - Geological Society of London PY - 2016 SN - 1786202646 PB - London : Geological Society, DB - UniCat KW - Volcanism. KW - Rifts (Geology) KW - Rifts (Geology) KW - Volcanism. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145339792 AB - A major rifting episode began in the Afar region of northern Ethiopia in September 2005. Over a ten-day period, c. 2.5 kmĀ³ of magma were intruded along a 60 km-long dyke separating the Arabian and Nubian plates. Over the next five years, a further 13 dyke intrusions caused continued extension, eruptions and seismicity. This activity led to a renewed international focus on the role of magmatism in rifting, with major international collaborative projects working in Afar and Ethiopia to study the ongoing activity and to place it in a broader context. This book brings together articles that explore the role of magmatism in rifting, from the initiation of continental break-up through to full seafloor spreading. We also explore the hazards related to rifting and the associated volcanism. This work has implications for our understanding of how continents break-up and the associated distribution of resources in rift basins and continental margins.-- ER -