Continental breakup in magmatic provinces: An Ethiopian example

Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 527-530

  Ebinger, C J ^a   Casey, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dikes; Ethiopian rift; Extension tectonics; Magma; Passive margins

Indexed keywords

MAGMATIC SEGMENTS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

GEOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL CRUST; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; MAGMATISM; OCEANIC CRUST; RIFT ZONE; STRAIN ANALYSIS;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84879882976     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0527:CBIMPA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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