Structural framework and denudation history of the flanks of the Kenya and Anza Rifts, East Africa

Tectonics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 258-271

  Foster, David A ^a   Gleadow, Andrew J W ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DENUDATION; FAULTING; RIFT; STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK; TERTIARY;

KENYA, KENYA RIFT;

EID: 0029772101     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95TC02744     Document Type: Article

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