Branopunten in Het Geologisch Onoerzoek van Oostelijk Centraal-Afrika

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" Branopunten in Het Geologisch Onoerzoek van Oostelijk Centraal-Afrika "
Peter Van Den Haute

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1063911
Doc. No	:	LA107540
Call No	:	‭10.1163/2031356X-0010102003‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Peter Van Den Haute
Title & Author	:	Branopunten in Het Geologisch Onoerzoek van Oostelijk Centraal-Afrika [Article]\ Peter Van Den Haute
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Afrika Focus
Date	:	1985
Volume/ Issue Number	:	1/1-2
Page No	:	11–30
Abstract	:	Highlights in the geological research of central East Africa. The present paper offers a general view of the geological history of central East Africa. It is meant to inform persons involved in all kinds of African research about the physical background of this enormous continent. As the text is intended for people with no specific training in the earth sciences, an extensive introductory part has been dedicated to the general principles and methods of historical geology. The principle of superposition and the meaning of a major unconformity are shortly explained. Also the significance of fossils and of radiometric dating is elucidated with respect to the reconstruction of geological history. Further on a general outline is given of the great mountain belts of the African continent dating back from the earliest geological times (Precambrian), followed by a more detailed discussion of these belts in central East Africa. As to the younger structures of this region, attention has been focused on the large elongated furrow known as the East African rift. The major characteristics of this important feature in the earth's crust are described and its genesis is briefly discussed. Highlights in the geological research of central East Africa. The present paper offers a general view of the geological history of central East Africa. It is meant to inform persons involved in all kinds of African research about the physical background of this enormous continent. As the text is intended for people with no specific training in the earth sciences, an extensive introductory part has been dedicated to the general principles and methods of historical geology. The principle of superposition and the meaning of a major unconformity are shortly explained. Also the significance of fossils and of radiometric dating is elucidated with respect to the reconstruction of geological history. Further on a general outline is given of the great mountain belts of the African continent dating back from the earliest geological times (Precambrian), followed by a more detailed discussion of these belts in central East Africa. As to the younger structures of this region, attention has been focused on the large elongated furrow known as the East African rift. The major characteristics of this important feature in the earth's crust are described and its genesis is briefly discussed.
Descriptor	:	Central East Africa
Descriptor	:	geological structure
Descriptor	:	Precambrian
Descriptor	:	rift
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/2031356X-0010102003‬