Transition from continental to oceanic rifting in the Gulf of Aden: Structural evidence from field mapping in Somalia and Yemen

Tectonophysics

Volumn 259, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 285-311

  Fantozzi, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL RIFTING; OCEANIC RIFTING; RIFTING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

GULF OF ADEN; SOMALIA;

EID: 0030482730     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00208-1     Document Type: Article

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