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Articles | Volume 15, issue 7
Articles | Volume 15, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-15-807-2024
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09 Jul 2024
Research article |  | 09 Jul 2024

Rift and plume: a discussion on active and passive rifting mechanisms in the Afro-Arabian rift based on synthesis of geophysical data

Ran Issachar, Peter Haas, Nico Augustin, and Jörg Ebbing

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In this contribution, we explore the causal relationship between the arrival of the Afar plume and the initiation of the Afro-Arabian rift. We mapped the rift architecture in the triple-junction region using geophysical data and reviewed the available geological data. We interpret a progressive development of the plume–rift system and suggest an interaction between active and passive mechanisms in which the plume provided a push force that changed the kinematics of the associated plates.
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