A geological and geophysical study of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin

Extensional stresses caused Africa and South America to break up about 130 Million Years. When Africa rifted away from South America, a large onshore triple junction began at about 13° S and propagated northward. This triple junction failed and created the Reconcavo-Tucano-Jupato rift (R-T-J), locat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Melton, Bradley Douglas
Other Authors: Rabinowitz, Philip
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85934