Mesozoic thermal evolution of the southern African mantle lithosphere

Lithos

Volumn 71, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 273-287

  Bell, David R ^a,b   Schmitz, Mark D ^b   Janney, Philip E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Craton; Lithosphere; Mantle

Indexed keywords

CRATON; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MESOZOIC; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 0345771968     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(03)00117-8     Document Type: Article

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