Английская Википедия:Aswa Dislocation
The Aswa Dislocation, also called the Aswa mylonite belt, Aswa Lineament or Aswa Shear Zone is a north-west trending ductile shear zone that runs to the east of Lake Victoria in East Africa.Шаблон:Sfn
Extent
The lineament dates to the Precambrian era and thus is much older than the East African Rift System. It probably extends northwest to Darfur in Sudan, perhaps along the Abu Gabra Rift, and perhaps southeast to the Lindi fault zone on the Indian Ocean coast, passing through the Kilimanjaro and Elgon volcanic centers.Шаблон:Sfn
Connection to the East African rift system
The fault seems to have been partly reactivated during the Neogene in the section between the Albertine and Gregory rifts, and along its southern extension towards the Indian Ocean.Шаблон:Sfn The reactivated section of the Aswa lineament connects the eastern and western branches of the East African rift system.Шаблон:Sfn It seems also to truncate the Nyanza rift, which extends ENE from Lake Victoria.Шаблон:Sfn The section of the Aswa Dislocation between the two rifts forms part of the boundary between the Somali Plate and the African Plate.Шаблон:Sfn
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Шаблон:Major African geological formations
