European Cenozoic Rift System
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The European Cenozoic Rift System is a major network of tectonic rift valleys and basins that formed across western and central Europe during the Cenozoic era, significantly shaping the region’s topography and volcanic activity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European Cenozoic Rift System canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological structure
ⓘ
intraplate rift system ⓘ rift system ⓘ tectonic feature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alpine orogeny
ⓘ
Cenozoic volcanism in Europe ⓘ Eger Rift volcanism ⓘ East Eifel volcanic field ⓘ
surface form:
Eifel volcanic field
Massif Central volcanism ⓘ far-field stresses from Alpine collision ⓘ plate convergence between Africa and Eurasia ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Cenozoic sedimentation
ⓘ
crustal thinning ⓘ normal faulting ⓘ subsidence ⓘ |
| contains |
graben structures
ⓘ
horst structures ⓘ rift valleys ⓘ sedimentary basins ⓘ |
| developedAfter | Mesozoic tectonic evolution of Europe ⓘ |
| developedInResponseTo |
changes in plate boundary forces
ⓘ
lithospheric weakening beneath Europe ⓘ |
| extendsFrom |
North Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
North Sea region
|
| extendsTo |
Mediterranean region
ⓘ
Carpathian Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Pannonian Basin region
|
| formedDuring |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
surface form:
Cenozoic era
|
| hasEconomicRelevanceFor |
geothermal energy potential
ⓘ
hydrocarbon exploration in European basins ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | seismicity in Western and Central Europe ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Eger Graben
ⓘ
Limagne Graben ⓘ Lower Rhine Graben ⓘ North Sea rift-related basins ⓘ Pannonian Plain ⓘ
surface form:
Pannonian Basin system
Rhône Graben ⓘ Rhine Rift Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Rhine Graben
|
| influences |
topography of Central Europe
ⓘ
topography of Western Europe ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
surface form:
Cenozoic era
|
| studiedIn |
geodynamics
ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
intraplate extension
ⓘ
rifting ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.