Depositional and tectonic framework of the rift basins of Lake Baikal from multichannel seismic data

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Recent multichannel seismic reflection data from Lake Baikal, located in a large, active, continental rift in central Asia, image three major stratigraphic units totalling 3.5 to 7.5 km thick in four subbasins. A major change in rift deposition and faulting between the oldest and middle-rift units probably corresponds to the change from slow to fast rifting. A brief comparison of the basins of Lake Baikal with those of the East African rift system highlights differences in structural style that can be explained by differences in age and evolution of the surrounding basement rocks. -from Authors

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Depositional and tectonic framework of the rift basins of Lake Baikal from multichannel seismic data
Series title Geology
DOI 10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0589:DATFOT>2.3.CO;2
Volume 20
Issue 7
Year Published 1992
Language English
Contributing office(s) Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Description 4 p.
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Geology
First page 589
Last page 592
Country Russia
Other Geospatial Lake Baikal
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