Geology of Afar (East Africa)

This book summarizes the geological knowledge accumulated on Afar in the last 60 years, demonstrating that it is, and will remain, a real "hot spot" for geological and geophysical research. It provides insights into the Earth processes along diverging plate boundaries, the study of both th...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Varet, Jacques (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Έκδοση:1st ed. 2018.
Σειρά:Regional Geology Reviews,
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Introduction
  • Part I Afar: global context
  • Global and regional geodynamic context
  • Relief climate, people, languages and toponymy, exploration history
  • Regional domes (Ethiopian and Kenyan) and mantle plume
  • The EAR, Afar, Red Sea and Aden rifts
  • Origin of mankind, origin of life
  • Part II Afar geology
  • Afar volcanic chronology
  • Afar sedimentary units
  • Sub-regional approach and geological field description
  • The axial ranges
  • The central volcanoes of Afar margins and transverse alignments
  • Part III Crust, mantle, magmas and geodynamics
  • Afar magmatic evolution: partial melting of the mantle and differentiation by crystal fractionation
  • The recent/present volcano-tectonic events
  • Afar in relation with the EAR (continental rift valley)
  • The Gulf of Tadjoura, penetration on land of the oceanic Aden ridge
  • The Red Sea Link, and rotation of the Danakil block- Plate boundaries and microplates within Afar
  • The Afar mantle plume, discussion
  • Part IV Applied geology and socio-economic issues
  • Thermal manifestations
  • Geothermal potential and development perspective
  • Mineral resources
  • One Afar nation, 3 countries, a social and political issue
  • Conclusion: emerged ocean, origin of mankind and life, sustainable future of the planet.