Timing of East African Rift development in southern Ethiopia: Implication for mantle plume activity and evolution of topography

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-170

  Pik, Raphaël ^a   Marty, Bernard ^a   Carignan, Jean ^a   Yirgu, Gezahegn ^b   Ayalew, Teklewold ^b  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

(U Th) He; East Africa; Ethiopia; Mantle plume; Rift; Thermochronology

Indexed keywords

MANTLE PLUME; PLIO-PLEISTOCENE RIFTING; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

ARID REGIONS; BASALT; THERMAL PLUMES; TOPOGRAPHY; VOLCANOES;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; DENUDATION; EOCENE; MANTLE PLUME; RIFTING; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; UPLIFT;

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

EID: 44449158871     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24233A.1     Document Type: Article

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