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Continental rifting events involve tectonomagmatic activation of continental areas. Although the intensity of magmatism associated with these events is in general significantly less than that associated with plate convergence, sites of continental rifting provide favorable environments for the formation of a variety of types of metal deposits.
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Sawkins, F.J., 1976, Metal deposits related to intra-continental hotspot and rifting environments: Jour, of Geology, v. 84, p. 653–671.
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Sawkins, F.J. (1978). Some Aspects of the Metallogeny of Continental Rifting Events. In: Neumann, ER., Ramberg, I.B. (eds) Petrology and Geochemistry of Continental Rifts. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 36. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9803-2_5
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