Anza trough
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anza-trough-271-15519583
title:
Anza trough
text:
The Anza trough is a rift in Kenya that was formed in the Jurassic Period of the Mesozoic Era.
The trough runs inland from the coast in the northwest direction. The trough is an isolated graben originating from the uprising mantle-plume rift forming processes. It is not connected to the East Kenya Jurassic triple junction but temporally associated with the CARS formed during the initial stretching phase when Gondwana was breaking up.
The rift was formed by the same forces that created the rift s
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Rift in Kenya that was formed in the Jurassic Period
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anza_trough
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date modified:
2021-07-01T21:10:52Z
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