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Journal of the Geological Society; 1980; v. 137; issue.4; p. 483-489;
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.137.4.0483
© 1980 Geological Society of London

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A resurgent taphrogenic lineament of Precambrian origin in eastern Africa

R. B. McConnell

The East African Rift System is now generally regarded as a prime example of an early stage of continental separation. The alternative thesis, that it marks a Precambrian lineament affecting the whole of the lithosphere, has not been disproved and justifies further investigation. Recently published geological and geophysical observations support the alternative hypothesis of a resurgent Precambrian taphrogenic lineament extending 5000 km from the Afar triangle to the Orange River in South Africa.




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