Upper mantle temperature and the onset of extension and break-up in Afar, Africa
It is debated to what extent mantle plumes play a role in continental rifting and eventual break-up. Afar lies at the northern end of the largest and most active present-day continental rift, where the East African Rift forms a triple junction with the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden rifts. It has a histor...
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| Language: | English |
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2015-05-15.
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