Evolution and characteristics of continental rifting: Analog modeling-inspired view and comparison with examples from the East African Rift System

Tectonophysics

Volumn 522-523, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-33

  Corti, Giacomo ^a  

^a SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analog modeling; Continental rifting; East African Rift System; Rift evolution

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LITHOLOGY; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SUBSIDENCE;

ANALOG MODELING; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL RIFTING; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; RELATIVE ORIENTATION; RIFT EVOLUTION; STRAIN LOCALIZATIONS; VARIABLE ORIENTATION;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 84856494265     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.06.010     Document Type: Review

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