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Evolution of Rifting in Africa

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Studies of seismicity, age of faulting, age of volcanoes and short and long wavelength gravity anomalies all indicate that the evolution of the East African rift system is related to attenuation and early stages of break-up of the African plate.

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    R. W. GIRDLER, J. D. FAIRHEAD, R. C. SEARLE & W. T. C. SOWERBUTTS

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GIRDLER, R., FAIRHEAD, J., SEARLE, R. et al. Evolution of Rifting in Africa. Nature 224, 1178–1182 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2241178a0

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