Structural variations of the crust in the Southwestern Cape, deduced from seismic receiver functions

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 231-242

  Harvey, Josh D ^a,b   De Wit, Maarten J ^a   Stankiewicz, Jacek ^a   Moctar Doucoure C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b De Beers Group   (South Africa)

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EID: 0009651023     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/1040231     Document Type: Article

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