New seismic stratigraphy and Late Tertiary history of the North Tanganyika Basin, East African Rift system, deduced from multichannel and high-resolution reflection seismic data and piston core evidence

Basin Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-28

  Lezzar, K E ^a   Tiercelin, J J ^a   De Batist, M ^b   Cohen, A S ^c   Bandora, T ^b,d   Van Rensbergen, P ^b   Le Turdu, C ^a   Mifundu, W ^e   Klerkx, J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d Universite du Burundi   (Burundi)

^e Dépt de Géophysique Ctr de Rech en Sciences Naturelles

^f ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

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EID: 0002509881     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.1996.tb00112.x     Document Type: Article

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