Abstract
Another volcanic feature characterises the Afar margins: volcanic—dominantly basaltic—alignments of scoria cones and associated lava flows issued from E–W to NE–SW, feeding fissures that frequently relate to discontinuities affecting the pre-Tertiary basement, and express deep lines of weakness in these intraplate crustal areas. These volcanic transverse structures are shown as dotted lines in the sketch map of Afar, Fig. 6.1.
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Most authors, even in the most recent publications, extend the Danakil block south down to the Gulf of Tadjourah.
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Varet, J. (2018). Transverse Volcanic Alignments Along Afar Margins. In: Geology of Afar (East Africa). Regional Geology Reviews. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60865-5_9
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