History of the development of the East African Rift System: A series of interpreted maps through time

D Macgregor - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
This review paper presents a series of time reconstruction maps of the 'East African Rift
System'('EARS'), illustrating the progressive development of fault trends, subsidence …

A geological history of the Turkana Basin

CS Feibel - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Turkana Basin preserves a long and detailed record of biotic evolution, cultural
development, and rift valley geology in its sedimentary strata. Before the formation of the …

Formation mechanisms of hydrocarbon reservoirs associated with volcanic and subvolcanic intrusive rocks: examples in MesozoicCenozoic basins of eastern China

C Wu, L Gu, Z Zhang, Z Ren, Z Chen, W Li - AAPG bulletin, 2006 - archives.datapages.com
ABSTRACT Numerous petroleum-producing Mesozoic–Cenozoic basins are present in the
coastal areas of eastern China. Voluminous volcanic and subvolcanic intrusive rocks …

Plio-Pleistocene sedimentation in West Turkana (Turkana depression, Kenya, East African rift system): paleolake fluctuations, paleolandscapes and controlling factors

A Nutz, M Schuster, D Barboni, G Gassier… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pliocene and Pleistocene sediments from West Turkana (Kenya, East African Rift System)
form emblematic syn-rift successions for understanding the evolution of extensional basin …

Constraints and solutions for groundwater development, supply and governance in urban areas in Kenya

DO Olago - 2019 - erepository.uonbi.ac.ke
Based on a five-town case-study cohort in Kenya, a conceptual framework has been
developed to enable the formulation of holistic and effective strategies that encompass the …

A 17-My-old whale constrains onset of uplift and climate change in east Africa

H Wichura, LL Jacobs, A Lin… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Timing and magnitude of surface uplift are key to understanding the impact of crustal
deformation and topographic growth on atmospheric circulation, environmental conditions …

The Kenya rift revisited: insights into lithospheric strength through data-driven 3-D gravity and thermal modelling

J Sippel, C Meeßen, M Cacace, J Mechie… - Solid Earth, 2017 - se.copernicus.org
We present three-dimensional (3-D) models that describe the present-day thermal and
rheological state of the lithosphere of the greater Kenya rift region aiming at a better …

Lacustrine wave-dominated clastic shorelines: modern to ancient littoral landforms and deposits from the Lake Turkana Basin (East African Rift System, Kenya)

M Schuster, A Nutz - Journal of Paleolimnology, 2018 - Springer
This paper presents an overview of some of the most significant, recent to ancient, littoral
morpho-sedimentary structures and deposits from the Lake Turkana Basin. We highlight the …

Characteristics and formation mechanisms of large volcanic rock oil reservoirs: A case study of the Carboniferous rocks in the Kebai fault zone of Junggar Basin …

Z Chen, X Wang, M Zha, Y Zhang, Y Cao… - AAPG …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Volcanic hydrocarbon reservoirs are rare and may be overlooked. The Carboniferous
volcanic rocks of the Kebai fault zone in the western Junggar Basin contain hydrocarbon …

Characterization of the paleocrusts of weathered Carboniferous volcanics from the Junggar Basin, western China: Significance as gas reservoirs

Z Chen, W Liu, Y Zhang, D Yan, D Yang, M Zha… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2016 - Elsevier
Volcanic reservoirs comprise reservoir spaces made up of pores and cracks, with secondary
solution pores and tectonic-induced cracks being the most dominant. Various volcanic …