The East African rift system

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 379-410

  Chorowicz, Jean ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Continental break up; Hot spot; Human evolution; Lithosphere; Passive margin; Rift; Tectonic heritage; Transfer fault; Transform fault; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

RIFT ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

SOMALIA;

EID: 29844457494     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.07.019     Document Type: Article

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