Varet, Jacques
Geology of Afar (East Africa)
Part I. Afar: Global Context
1. Global and Regional Geodynamic Context
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2. Relief, Climate, People, Languages, Toponymy and Exploration History
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3. Geophysical Frame: Mantle Plume(s), Triple Points, Rifting Processes
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Part II. The Early Afar Geological Formations
4. Pre-quaternary Geological Frame
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5. First Stage of Oceanisation of the Afar Floor: The Stratoid Series (4–1Million Years Ago)
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Part III. Afar Quaternary and Presently Active Geological Units
6. Axial Volcanic Ranges
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7. Recent and Active Units of the Danakil Sea (Dagad Salt Plain) and Afdera Lake
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8. Central Silicic Volcanoes of the Afar Margins
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9. Transverse Volcanic Alignments Along Afar Margins
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10. Southern Afar: The Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) Northern Extremity
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Part IV. Conclusive Remarks
11. Afar, a Hot-Spot for Earth’s Geodynamics Studies
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12. Geological Resources and Socio-Economic Issues
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13. Afar, One Geology, One Culture, Spread in Three Countries, at Present a Melting Pot
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Keywords: Earth Sciences, Structural Geology, Economic Geology, Historical Geology
- Author(s)
- Varet, Jacques
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2018
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Regional Geology Reviews
- Page amount
- 18 pages
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783319608655
- Printed ISBN
- 978-3-319-60863-1