Strain rate and bimodal volcanism in the continental rift: Debre Zeyt volcanic field, northern MER, Ethiopia

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 3-5, 2004, Pages 415-420

  Mazzarini, Francesco ^a   Corti, Giacomo ^b   Manetti, Piero ^a,b   Innocenti, Fabrizio ^a,c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Continental rift; Eruption centre distribution; Magma bimodality; Main Ethiopian rift; Strain rate

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; MIOCENE; PLIOCENE; RIFTING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRAIN RATE; VOLCANISM;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIAN RIFT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 8644250559     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2004.07.025     Document Type: Article

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