Persistent fault controlled basin formation since the Proterozoic along the western branch of the East African Rift

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 347-361

  Klerkx, J ^a   Theunissen, K ^a   Delvaux, D ^a  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; PHANEROZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; RIFT FAULT; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

AFRICA, EAST AFRICAN RIFT;

EID: 0032051495     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(98)00020-7     Document Type: Article

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