Inversion tectonics during continental rifting: The Turkana Cenozoic rifted zone, northern Kenya

Tectonics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Le Gall, B ^a   Vetel W ^a   Morley, C K ^b  

^a Universite de Bretagne Occidentale   (France)

^b UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; INVERSION TECTONICS; RIFTING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TURKANA; WORLD;

DOTO;

EID: 20844462213     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004TC001637     Document Type: Article

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