Rift nucleation, rift propagation and the creation of basement micro-plates within active rifts

Tectonophysics

Volumn 458, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 105-116

  Koehn, D ^a   Aanyu, K ^b   Haines, S ^c   Sachau, T ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Micro plate; Rifting; Rwenzori; Spring model; Tanzania craton; Transfer zone

Indexed keywords

FAULT PROPAGATION; MICROPLATE; PLATE MOTION; REVERSE FAULT; RIFTING; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TRANSFER ZONE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; LAKE ALBERT; RWENZORI MOUNTAINS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA CRATON; WESTERN RIFT;

EID: 52049112402     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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