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A contribution to the geology of the western margin of the Afar Depression, Ethiopia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

D. J. Brooks
D. J. Brooks
Affiliation:
Terratek, Inc., 2702 Mosby Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22305, U.S.A.
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Summary

Satellite imagery provides additional support for the published geology of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian plateau. However, of greater interest is that inspection of the imagery reveals aspects of the regional geology that have gone unnoticed. The most obvious are used to extend fault lines discussed by Kazmin & Garland (1973).

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Geological Magazine , Volume 111 , Issue 5 , September 1974 , pp. 435 - 438
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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