Sedimentary dynamics in the Albertine Rift Valley, Equatorial East Africa / by C.J. Nicholas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholas, C. J. (Christopher John), 1968- author.

Contributor:

Geological Society of London, issuing body.

Series:

Memoir (Geological Society of London) ; no. 61.

Geological Society memoir ; no. 61

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geology--Africa, East.

Geology.

Rifts (Geology)--Africa, East.

Rifts (Geology).

Physical Description:

vii, 290 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 30 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : The Geological Society, 2025.

Summary:

The Albertine Rift of East Africa is a prime example of active early continental rifting in the world today. Geological field surveying of onshore modern-day sedimentary depositional environments here interprets older outcrop and constructs a chronostratigraphic framework based on global glacial-interglacial climatic cyclicity for the past 1.1 million years.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to the Albertine Rift

Chapter 2. Tectonics, climate and sedimentation in the Albertine Rift

Chapter 3. Release of geothermal energy : hot springs and tufa-travertines

Chapter 4. Evidence of working petroleum play systems : oil seeps and slicks

Chapter 5. Albertine Rift basin lakes

Chapter 6. Albertine Rift marginal lacustrine environments

Chapter 7. Albertine Rift basin deltas

Chapter 8. Albertine Rift fluvial systems and terrestrial rift valley environments

Chapter 9. Albertine Rift stratigraphy 1: sedimentary architecture

Chapter 10. Albertine Rift stratigraphy 2 : glacial-interglacial limnostratigraphy - Appendices for sedimentary dynamics in the Albertine Rift valley, Equatorial East Africa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1786206870

9781786206879

OCLC:

1521305790