Rift induced delamination of mantle lithosphere and crustal uplift: A new mechanism for explaining Rwenzori Mountains' extreme elevation?

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1511-1524

  Wallner, Herbert ^a   Schmeling, Harro ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delamination; East African Rift System; Isostasy; Lithospheric mantle; Numerical models; Rwenzori Mountains; Uplift; Viscous flow

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DELAMINATION; ELEVATION; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GEODYNAMICS; ISOSTASY; LOWER CRUST; MANTLE STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIFTING; STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT; VISCOUS FLOW;

CONGO CRATON; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; LAKE ALBERT; LAKE EDWARD; RWENZORI MOUNTAINS; TANZANIA CRATON;

EID: 77957976787     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-010-0521-6     Document Type: Article

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