Crustal structure of the Kaapvaal craton and its significance for early crustal evolution

Lithos

Volumn 71, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 413-429

  James, David E ^a   Niu, Fenglin ^b   Rokosky, Juliana ^a,c  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Archean crustal formation; Kaapvaal craton; Lower crustal composition; Moho structure; Seismic crustal structure; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MOHO; S-WAVE; SEISMIC DATA;

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

EID: 0347578306     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2003.07.009     Document Type: Article

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