The Yerer-Tullu Wellel volcanotectonic lineament: A transtensional structure in central Ethiopia and the associated magmatic activity

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 135-150

  Abebe, T ^a,b   Mazzarini, F ^c   Innocenti, F ^d   Manetti, P ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ETHIOPIA   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; LINEAMENT; MAGMATISM; TRANSTENSION; VOLCANISM;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0031864416     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(97)00141-3     Document Type: Article

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