中非剪切带
中非剪切带（CASZ）是一套陆内巨型右旋走滑断层体系，东北东方向从几内亚湾通过喀麦隆北部、乍得与中非共和国边界、到苏丹。[1]近年发现一系列油气裂谷盆地，截至2015年6月，探明石油储藏20.41亿吨。
简述
北部是努比亚克拉通，南部是刚果克拉通，西部隔着Adamaoua隆起与西非裂谷系分开。[2]
定年可至640 Ma的泛非造山期。[3] 侏罗纪与白垩纪时冈瓦纳大陆破裂[1]，南大西洋形成时，该断裂带右滑，导致了走滑盆地的形成。[3]并在断裂带东南侧产生拉张应力场，形成了一批转换型沉积盆地。
该区域的岩石圈明显减薄。[4]
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- ^ Schlüter & Trauth 2008，第60頁.
- ^ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dorbath et al. 1986，第751-766頁.
- ^ Plomerova et al. 1993，第381–390頁.
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