Surface morphology of active normal faults in hard rock: Implications for the mechanics of the Asal Rift, Djibouti

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 299, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 169-179

  Pinzuti, Paul ^a   Mignan, Arnaud ^b   King, Geoffrey C P ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asal Rift; Dikes; Normal faults; Slip partitioning

Indexed keywords

ASAL RIFT; CONTINENTAL BREAK-UP; DIKES; DJIBOUTI; FRACTURED ROCK; HARD ROCKS; LAVA FLOWS; MAGMA INTRUSION; MAGMATIC INTRUSIONS; NORMAL FAULTS; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEISMOGENIC ZONES; SLIP PARTITIONING; VERTICAL PROFILE;

LEVEES; SUBSIDENCE;

TECTONICS;

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; HARD ROCK; NORMAL FAULT; PLATE TECTONICS; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SUBSIDENCE;

ARABIAN SEA; ASAL RIFT; DJIBOUTI [EAST AFRICA]; GULF OF ADEN; GULF OF TADJOURA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 77958481498     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.08.032     Document Type: Article

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