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Journal of Petroleum Geology

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Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol.14, No.1, pp.79-92, 1991

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THE MARDA FAULT: A REMNANT OF AN INCIPIENT ABORTED RIFT IN THE PALEO-AFRICAN ARABIAN PLATE

M. Boccaletti*, A. Getaneh ** and F. F. Bonavia *

* Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universita di Firenze, Italy.

** Department of Geology, University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Abstract

The role played since the Early Jurassic by the Marda Fault Zone (MFZ) in the geodynamic evolution of the Horn of Africa is examined. Three main stages of evolution have been recognized: (a) a Tethyan stage (Jurassic/ Early Cretaceous), (b) an Indian stage (Late Cretaceous/Eocene), and (c) an Arabian stage (Oligo-Miocene/ Present).

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