Tracing the exhumation history of the Rwenzori Mountains, Albertine Rift, Uganda, using low-temperature thermochronology

The Rwenzori Mtns form a striking feature within the Albertine Rift of the East African Rift System. They are made up of a dissected Precambrian metamorphic basement block reaching heights of more than 5km. Applying low-temperature thermochronology a complex exhumation history becomes evident, where...

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Main Authors: Bauer, Friederike Ursula (Author) , Glasmacher, Ulrich A. (Author) , Ring, Uwe (Author) , Karl, Markus (Author) , Schumann, Andreas H. (Author) , Nagudi, Betty (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 6 April 2013
In: Tectonophysics
Year: 2013, Volume: 599, Pages: 8-28
ISSN:1879-3266
DOI:10.1016/j.tecto.2013.03.032
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2013.03.032
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040195113002187
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Author Notes:Friederike U. Bauer, Ulrich A. Glasmacher, Uwe Ring, Markus Karl, Andreas Schumann, Betty Nagudi