The nature of the crust beneath the Afar triple junction: Evidence from receiver functions

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Hammond, J O S ^a   Kendall, J M ^a   Stuart, G W ^b   Keir, D ^c   Ebinger, C ^d   Ayele, A ^e   Belachew, M ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^e ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; receiver functions; rifting

Indexed keywords

BASALT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; ETHIOPIA; MAGMATIC ACTIVITY; MAGMATIC INTRUSIONS; RECEIVER FUNCTIONS; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING;

TECTONICS;

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; FLOOD BASALT; MAGMATISM; PLATE TECTONICS; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

AFAR;

EID: 83455231397     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GC003738     Document Type: Article

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