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Salt diapirs bordering the continental margin of northern Kenya - southern Somalia

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posted on 2023-05-17, 08:47 authored by Rabinowitz, PD, Mike CoffinMike Coffin, Falvey, DA
The presence of newly discovered diapirs of presumed salt origin is documented for the continental margin of northeastern Kenya and southeastern Somalia. These structures are probably a manifestation of a significant thickness of Lower Jurassic evaporites deposited during the rift and early-drift stages of the separation of Madagascar from the African continent. Copyright © 1982 AAAS.

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Publication title

Science

Volume

215

Issue

4533

Pagination

663-665

ISSN

0036-8075

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Amer Assoc Advancement Science

Place of publication

1200 New York Ave, Nw, Washington, USA, Dc, 20005

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Copyright © AAAS 1982

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Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences

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