Aborted propagation of the Ethiopian rift caused by linkage with the Kenyan rift

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Aborted propagation of the Ethiopian rift caused by linkage with the Kenyan rift

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© 2019, The Author(s). Continental rift systems form by propagation of isolated rift segments that interact, and eventually evolve into continuous zones of deformation. This process impacts many aspects of rifting including rift morphology at breakup, and eventual ocean-ridge segmentation. Yet, rift segment growth and interaction remain enigmatic. Here we present geological data from the poorly documented Ririba rift (South Ethiopia) that reveals how two major sectors of the East African rift...

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2019

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G Corti / R Cioni / Z Franceschini / F Sani / S Scaillet / P Molin / I Isola / F Mazzarini / S Brune / D Keir / A Erbello / A Muluneh / Finnigan Illsley-Kemp / A Glerum

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https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Aborted_propagation_of_the_Ethiopian_rift_caus...

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Geology not elsewhere classified / Science & Technology / Multidisciplinary Sciences / Science & Technology - Other Topics / INHERITED LITHOSPHERIC HETEROGENEITY / CONTINENTAL RIFT / HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION / TRANSFER ZONES / EVOLUTION / ARCHITECTURE / INSIGHTS / MODELS / SYSTEM / MANTLE / Geology

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