Basin neotectonics of lakes Edward and George, East African Rift

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 187, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 213-232

  Lærdal, Tine ^a   Talbot, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accommodation zones; East African Rift; Lake Edward; Lake George; Neotectonics; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; FAULTING; LINEAMENT; NEOTECTONICS; RIFT ZONE; VOLCANISM;

AFRICA;

EID: 0037107477     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(02)00478-9     Document Type: Article

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