Structural style of the Turkana Rift, Kenya

Research Article| March 01, 1988 Structural style of the Turkana Rift, Kenya Thomas J. Dunkelman; Thomas J. Dunkelman 1Department of Geology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27706 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jeffrey A. Karson; Jeffrey A. Karson 1Department of Geology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27706 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Bruce R. Rosendahl Bruce R. Rosendahl 1Department of Geology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27706 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Thomas J. Dunkelman 1Department of Geology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27706 Jeffrey A. Karson 1Department of Geology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27706 Bruce R. Rosendahl 1Department of Geology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27706 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1988) 16 (3): 258–261. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016<0258:SSOTTR>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Thomas J. Dunkelman, Jeffrey A. Karson, Bruce R. Rosendahl; Structural style of the Turkana Rift, Kenya. Geology 1988;; 16 (3): 258–261. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016<0258:SSOTTR>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Multifold seismic reflection and geologic mapping in part of the eastern branch of the East African Rift system of northern Kenya reveal a major rift structure containing at least 3 km of Neogene sediment fill beneath Lake Turkana. This includes a series of half-graben basins, with centrally located Quaternary volcanic centers, which are linked end-to-end by structural accommodation zones. Whereas the geometry of rifting is similar to that of the nonvolcanic western branch of the East African Rift system, the Turkana half-grabens are much smaller and may reflect extension of a thinner lithosphere or development of more closely spaced fracture patterns during rift evolution, or both. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.