The African Plate

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 341-409

  Burke, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AFRICAN PLATE; CAINOZOIC; MANTLE PLUME; PLATE MOTION; VOLCANISM;

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