Tectonothermal Evolution of the Broadly Rifted Zone, Ethiopian Rift

SC Boone; M-L Balestrieri; BP Kohn; G Corti; AJW Gleadow; C Seiler

Journal article

Tectonothermal Evolution of the Broadly Rifted Zone, Ethiopian Rift

SC Boone, M-L Balestrieri, BP Kohn, G Corti, AJW Gleadow, C Seiler

Tectonics | AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1029/2018TC005210

University of Melbourne Researchers

Andy Gleadow Author Earth Sciences

Samuel Boone Author Earth Sciences

Barry Kohn Author Earth Sciences

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Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

We note that there are no data sharing issues. All numerical information is provided in the tables. Funding for this research was provided through Australian Research Council grant DP130101610. S. C. B. received additional support from the MIFRS and MIRS scholarships and the Baragwanath Geology Research Scholarship awarded by the University of Melbourne. The University of Melbourne Thermochronology Lab receives infrastructure support under the AuScope program of the Australian National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). Technical assistance provided by Abaz Alimanovic for (U-Th)/He analyses are greatly appreciated. The article benefited from the suggestions provided by Peter van der Beek and Manfred Strecker and constructive reviews from John Geissman and Christopher Morley.