New evidence for Afro-Arabian plate separation in southern Afar

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 259, Issue , 2006, Pages 133-141

  Ayele, Atalay ^a   Nyblade, Andrew A ^b   Langston, Charles A ^c   Cara, Michel ^d   Leveque, Jean J ^d  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN PLATE; ARABIAN PLATE; FAULT ZONE; FOCAL MECHANISM; PLATE MOTION; RIFTING; SEISMIC DATA; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

AFAR; AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745804340     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.259.01.12     Document Type: Article

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