Rift propagation at craton margin. Distribution of faulting and volcanism in the North Tanzanian Divergence (East Africa) during Neogene times

Tectonophysics

Volumn 448, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 1-19

  Le Gall, B ^a   Nonnotte, P ^a   Rolet, J ^a   Benoit, M ^a   Guillou, H ^b   Mousseau Nonnotte, M ^a   Albaric, J ^a   Deverchere J ^a  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Craton; East Africa rift; Magmatism; Neogene; North Tanzania; Strain localization

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRATON; FAULTING; KINEMATICS; LITHOSPHERE; MAGMATISM; MODELING; NEOGENE; RIFTING; STRAIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT; VOLCANISM;

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

EID: 39149094609     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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