Dynamics of prolonged continental extension in magmatic rifts: The Turkana Rift case study (North Kenya)

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 259, Issue , 2006, Pages 209-233

  Vetel, William ^a,b   Le Gall, Bernard ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; FAULT PROPAGATION; FAULT ZONE; MAGMATISM; RIFT ZONE; RIFTING; STRAIN; TECTONICS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; KENYA; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TURKANA;

EID: 33745802623     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.259.01.17     Document Type: Article

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