Quaternary faulting and volcanism in the Main Ethiopian Rift

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 115-124

  Abebe, B ^a   Acocella, V ^b   Korme, T ^c   Ayalew, D ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c African Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; FAULTING; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; MAGMATISM; QUATERNARY; VOLCANISM;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; ETHIOPIAN RIFT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34249735341     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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