Geological Society, London, Special Publications
Volume 25, 1986
Sedimentation in the African Rifts
Edited by:
L. E. Frostick, Department of Geology, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London
R. W. Renaut, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
I. Reid, Department of Geography, Birkbeck College, University of London
J. J. Tiercelin, GIS Océanologie et Géodynamique, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest

Index by author

A

  1. Abell, P. I.

    1. Abell, P. I., and J. P. McClory. "Sedimentary carbonates as isotopic marker horizons at Lake Turkana, Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 153-158. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. Adamson, D. A.

    1. Williams, M. A. J., Getaneh Assefa, and D. A. Adamson. "Depositional context of Plio-Pleistocene hominid-bearing formations in the Middle Awash valley, southern Afar Rift, Ethiopia." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 241-251. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  3. Assefa, Getaneh

    1. Williams, M. A. J., Getaneh Assefa, and D. A. Adamson. "Depositional context of Plio-Pleistocene hominid-bearing formations in the Middle Awash valley, southern Afar Rift, Ethiopia." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 241-251. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

B

  1. Baker, B. H.

    1. Baker, B. H.. "Tectonics and volcanism of the southern Kenya Rift Valley and its influence on rift sedimentation." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 45-57. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. Bonnefille, R.

    1. Bonnefille, R. et al "Palaeoenvironment of Lake Abijata, Ethiopia, during the past 2000 years." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 253-265. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  3. Burgess, C. F.

    1. Rosendahl, B. R. et al "Structural expressions of rifting: lessons from Lake Tanganyika, Africa." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 29-43. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

C

  1. Casanova, J.

    1. Casanova, J.. "East African Rift stromatolites." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 201-210. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.
    2. Vincens, A., J. Casanova, and J. J. Tiercelin. "Palaeolimnology of Lake Bogoria (Kenya) during the 4500 BP high lacustrine phase." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 323-330. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. Chapman, G. R.

    1. Williams, L. A. J., and G. R. Chapman. "Relationships between major structures, salic volcanism and sedimentation in the Kenya Rift from the equator northwards to Lake Turkana." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 59-74. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  3. Chorowicz, J.

    1. Denys, C., J. Chorowicz, and J. J. Tiercelin. "Tectonic and environmental control on rodent diversity in the Plio-Pleistocene sediments of the African Rift System." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 363-372. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  4. Cohen, A. S.

    1. Cohen, A. S. et al "The distribution of coarse-grained sediments in modern Lake Turkana, Kenya: implications for clastic sedimentation models of rift lakes." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 127-139. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  5. Crossley, R.

    1. Crossley, R.. "Sedimentation by termites in the Malawi Rift Valley." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 191-199. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  6. Curtis, G.

    1. Hill, A., G. Curtis, and R. Drake. "Sedimentary stratigraphy of the Tugen Hills, Baringo, Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 285-295. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

D

  1. Delibrias, G.

    1. Bonnefille, R. et al "Palaeoenvironment of Lake Abijata, Ethiopia, during the past 2000 years." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 253-265. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. Denys, C.

    1. Denys, C., J. Chorowicz, and J. J. Tiercelin. "Tectonic and environmental control on rodent diversity in the Plio-Pleistocene sediments of the African Rift System." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 363-372. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  3. Derksen, S. J.

    1. Rosendahl, B. R. et al "Structural expressions of rifting: lessons from Lake Tanganyika, Africa." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 29-43. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  4. Drake, R.

    1. Hill, A., G. Curtis, and R. Drake. "Sedimentary stratigraphy of the Tugen Hills, Baringo, Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 285-295. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

E

  1. Elenga, C.

    1. Bonnefille, R. et al "Palaeoenvironment of Lake Abijata, Ethiopia, during the past 2000 years." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 253-265. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. Eugster, H. P.

    1. Eugster, H. P.. "Lake Magadi, Kenya: a model for rift valley hydrochemistry and sedimentation?." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 177-189. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

F

  1. Fairhead, J. D.

    1. Fairhead, J. D.. "Geophysical controls on sedimentation within the African Rift Systems." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 19-27. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. Ferguson, D. S.

    1. Cohen, A. S. et al "The distribution of coarse-grained sediments in modern Lake Turkana, Kenya: implications for clastic sedimentation models of rift lakes." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 127-139. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  3. Frostick, L. E.

    1. Frostick, L. E., and I. Reid. "Evolution and sedimentary character of lake deltas fed by ephemeral rivers in the Turkana basin, northern Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 113-125. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.
    2. Reid, I., and L. E. Frostick. "Slope processes, sediment derivation and landform evolution in a rift valley basin, northern Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 99-111. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

G

  1. Gram, P. M.

    1. Cohen, A. S. et al "The distribution of coarse-grained sediments in modern Lake Turkana, Kenya: implications for clastic sedimentation models of rift lakes." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 127-139. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. Grove, A. T.

    1. Grove, A. T.. "Geomorphology of the African Rift System." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 9-16. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

H

  1. Hamilton, A.

    1. Hamilton, A., and D. Taylor. "Mire sediments in East Africa." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 211-217. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. Hay, R. L.

    1. Hay, R. L.. "Role of tephra in the preservation of fossils in Cenozoic deposits of East Africa." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 339-344. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  3. Herbin, J. P.

    1. Bonnefille, R. et al "Palaeoenvironment of Lake Abijata, Ethiopia, during the past 2000 years." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 253-265. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  4. Hill, A.

    1. Hill, A., G. Curtis, and R. Drake. "Sedimentary stratigraphy of the Tugen Hills, Baringo, Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 285-295. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  5. Hubler, S. L.

    1. Cohen, A. S. et al "The distribution of coarse-grained sediments in modern Lake Turkana, Kenya: implications for clastic sedimentation models of rift lakes." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 127-139. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

K

  1. Khan, M. A.

    1. Swain, C. J., N. J. Skinner, and M. A. Khan. "Depth to metamorphic basement in the Koobi Fora region from seismic and gravity data." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 75-84. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

L

  1. Lambiase, J. J.

    1. Rosendahl, B. R. et al "Structural expressions of rifting: lessons from Lake Tanganyika, Africa." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 29-43. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. Lezine, A. M.

    1. Bonnefille, R. et al "Palaeoenvironment of Lake Abijata, Ethiopia, during the past 2000 years." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 253-265. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  3. Lorber, P. M.

    1. Rosendahl, B. R. et al "Structural expressions of rifting: lessons from Lake Tanganyika, Africa." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 29-43. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

M

  1. McClory, J. P.

    1. Abell, P. I., and J. P. McClory. "Sedimentary carbonates as isotopic marker horizons at Lake Turkana, Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 153-158. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. McGill, J.

    1. Rosendahl, B. R. et al "Structural expressions of rifting: lessons from Lake Tanganyika, Africa." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 29-43. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

N

  1. Nyamweru, C. K.

    1. Nyamweru, C. K.. "Quaternary environments of the Chalbi basin, Kenya: sedimentary and geomorphological evidence." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 297-310. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

O

  1. Owen, R. B.

    1. Renaut, R. W., J. J. Tiercelin, and R. B. Owen. "Mineral precipitation and diagenesis in the sediments of the Lake Bogoria basin, Kenya Rift Valley." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 159-175. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.
    2. Owen, R. B., and R. W. Renaut. "Sedimentology, stratigraphy and palaeoenvironments of the Holocene Galana Boi Formation, NE Lake Turkana, Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 311-322. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

P

  1. Perinet, G.

    1. Bonnefille, R. et al "Palaeoenvironment of Lake Abijata, Ethiopia, during the past 2000 years." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 253-265. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. Pickford, M.

    1. Pickford, M.. "Sedimentation and fossil preservation in the Nyanza Rift System, Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 345-362. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

R

  1. Reading, H. G.

    1. Reading, H. G.. "African Rift tectonics and sedimentation, an introduction." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 3-7. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. Reid, I.

    1. Frostick, L. E., and I. Reid. "Evolution and sedimentary character of lake deltas fed by ephemeral rivers in the Turkana basin, northern Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 113-125. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.
    2. Reid, I., and L. E. Frostick. "Slope processes, sediment derivation and landform evolution in a rift valley basin, northern Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 99-111. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  3. Renaut, R. W.

    1. Renaut, R. W., J. J. Tiercelin, and R. B. Owen. "Mineral precipitation and diagenesis in the sediments of the Lake Bogoria basin, Kenya Rift Valley." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 159-175. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.
    2. Owen, R. B., and R. W. Renaut. "Sedimentology, stratigraphy and palaeoenvironments of the Holocene Galana Boi Formation, NE Lake Turkana, Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 311-322. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  4. Reynolds, D. J.

    1. Rosendahl, B. R. et al "Structural expressions of rifting: lessons from Lake Tanganyika, Africa." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 29-43. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  5. Robert, C.

    1. Bonnefille, R. et al "Palaeoenvironment of Lake Abijata, Ethiopia, during the past 2000 years." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 253-265. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  6. Rosendahl, B. R.

    1. Rosendahl, B. R. et al "Structural expressions of rifting: lessons from Lake Tanganyika, Africa." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 29-43. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

S

  1. Savage, R. J. G.

    1. Williamson, P. G., and R. J. G. Savage. "Early rift sedimentation in the Turkana basin, northern Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 267-283. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. Scott, D.

    1. Rosendahl, B. R. et al "Structural expressions of rifting: lessons from Lake Tanganyika, Africa." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 29-43. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  3. Sims, K. W.

    1. Cohen, A. S. et al "The distribution of coarse-grained sediments in modern Lake Turkana, Kenya: implications for clastic sedimentation models of rift lakes." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 127-139. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  4. Skinner, N. J.

    1. Swain, C. J., N. J. Skinner, and M. A. Khan. "Depth to metamorphic basement in the Koobi Fora region from seismic and gravity data." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 75-84. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  5. Swain, C. J.

    1. Swain, C. J., N. J. Skinner, and M. A. Khan. "Depth to metamorphic basement in the Koobi Fora region from seismic and gravity data." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 75-84. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

T

  1. Taieb, M.

    1. Thouveny, N., and M. Taieb. "Preliminary magnetostratigraphic record of Pleistocene deposits, Lake Natron Basin, Tanzania." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 331-336. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. Taylor, D.

    1. Hamilton, A., and D. Taylor. "Mire sediments in East Africa." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 211-217. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  3. Thouveny, N.

    1. Thouveny, N., and M. Taieb. "Preliminary magnetostratigraphic record of Pleistocene deposits, Lake Natron Basin, Tanzania." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 331-336. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  4. Tiercelin, J. J.

    1. Renaut, R. W., J. J. Tiercelin, and R. B. Owen. "Mineral precipitation and diagenesis in the sediments of the Lake Bogoria basin, Kenya Rift Valley." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 159-175. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.
    2. Tiercelin, J. J.. "The Pliocene Hadar Formation, Afar depression of Ethiopia." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 221-240. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.
    3. Bonnefille, R. et al "Palaeoenvironment of Lake Abijata, Ethiopia, during the past 2000 years." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 253-265. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.
    4. Vincens, A., J. Casanova, and J. J. Tiercelin. "Palaeolimnology of Lake Bogoria (Kenya) during the 4500 BP high lacustrine phase." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 323-330. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.
    5. Denys, C., J. Chorowicz, and J. J. Tiercelin. "Tectonic and environmental control on rodent diversity in the Plio-Pleistocene sediments of the African Rift System." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 363-372. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

V

  1. Vincens, A.

    1. Vincens, A., J. Casanova, and J. J. Tiercelin. "Palaeolimnology of Lake Bogoria (Kenya) during the 4500 BP high lacustrine phase." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 323-330. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

W

  1. Watkins, R. T.

    1. Watkins, R. T.. "Volcano-tectonic control on sedimentation in the Koobi Fora sedimentary basin, Lake Turkana." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 85-95. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  2. Williams, L. A. J.

    1. Williams, L. A. J., and G. R. Chapman. "Relationships between major structures, salic volcanism and sedimentation in the Kenya Rift from the equator northwards to Lake Turkana." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 59-74. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  3. Williams, M. A. J.

    1. Williams, M. A. J., Getaneh Assefa, and D. A. Adamson. "Depositional context of Plio-Pleistocene hominid-bearing formations in the Middle Awash valley, southern Afar Rift, Ethiopia." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 241-251. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

  4. Williamson, P. G.

    1. Williamson, P. G., and R. J. G. Savage. "Early rift sedimentation in the Turkana basin, northern Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 267-283. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.

Y

  1. Yuretich, R. F.

    1. Yuretich, R. F.. "Controls on the composition of modern sediments, Lake Turkana, Kenya." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 25.1 (1986): 141-152. Web. 21 Feb. 2019.
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