The Great Rift Valley of Madagascar: An extension of the Africa-Somali diffusive plate boundary?

Gondwana Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 577-579

  Kusky, Timothy M ^a   Toraman, Erkan ^a   Raharimahefa, Tsilavo ^a  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; PLATE BOUNDARY; RIFT ZONE;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 34248220486     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2006.11.009     Document Type: Letter

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