Fault population investigation and estimating magnitude of extension in Guma Graben, Central Afar, Ethiopia

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 437-444

  Tesfaye, Samson ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Afar; Fault population; Guma graben; Magnitude of extension; Normal faults

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT PROPAGATION; NORMAL FAULT;

AFAR; AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 27944502575     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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