Chow Bahir rift: A “failed” rift in southern Ethiopia

Research Article| May 01, 1987 Chow Bahir rift: A "failed" rift in southern Ethiopia Giday W-Gabriel; Giday W-Gabriel 1Department of Geological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar James L. Aronson James L. Aronson 1Department of Geological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1987) 15 (5): 430–433. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<430:CBRAFR>2.0.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 Giday W-Gabriel, James L. Aronson; Chow Bahir rift: A "failed" rift in southern Ethiopia. Geology 1987;; 15 (5): 430–433. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<430:CBRAFR>2.0.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 The Chow Bahir rift system is a major graben in a 300-km-broad rift zone recognized in southern Ethiopia between the Kenyan and Ethiopian domes where the East African rift is not well defined. An extinct (failed) rift discovered along the Omo Canyon to the north and on strike with the Chow Bahir rift ceased activity about 4 m.y. ago. Chow Bahir is in a younger stage of abandonment as the main Ethiopian rift propagates south into this region. 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.