Classification of lithology from seismic tomography: A case study from the Messum igneous complex, Namibia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Bauer, K ^a   Schulze, A ^a   Ryberg, T ^a   Sobolev, S V ^a   Weber, M H ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classification; Lithology; P and S wave velocity; Probability density function; Tomography; Upper continental crust

Indexed keywords

DEPTH; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LITHOLOGY; POROSITY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

MESSUM COMPLEX; NAMIBIA;

EID: 0038504299     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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