Deep seismic structure of the Kaapvaal craton

Tectonophysics

Volumn 262, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 67-75

  Vinnik, L P ^a   Green, R W E ^b   Nicolaysen, L O ^b   Kosarev, G L ^a   Petersen, N V ^a  

^a SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KIMBERLITE; LOW VELOCITY LAYER; MANTLE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

AFRICA, KAAPVAAL CRATON;

EID: 0030423921     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(96)00012-1     Document Type: Article

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