RIFTWARD YOUNGING OF VOLCANIC UNITS IN THE ADDIS-ABABA REGION, ETHIOPIAN RIFT VALLEY

被引：64

作者：

MORTON, WH

MITCHELL, JG

REX, DC

MOHR, P

机构：

[1] UNIV LEEDS,DEPT EARTH SCI,LEEDS LS2 9JT,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND

[2] UNIV NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,SCH PHYS,NEWCASTLE TYNE NE1 7RU,TYNE & WEAR,ENGLAND

[3] NATL UNIV IRELAND UNIV COLL GALWAY,DEPT GEOL,GALWAY,IRELAND

[4] UNIV ADDIS ABABA,DEPT GEOL,ADDIS ABABA,ETHIOPIA

来源：

NATURE | 1979年 / 280卷 / 5720期

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D O I：

10.1038/280284a0

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

A general riftward younging of surficial volcanic units is a feature of the Addis Ababa sector of the Ethiopian rift valley. The narrowing of the volcanic zone with time is due to crustal necking and topographical control. © 1979 Nature Publishing Group.

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页码：284 / 288

页数：5

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