Gravity anomalies, crustal structure and isostasy associated with the Proterozoic Capricorn Orogen, Western Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 128, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 219-236

  Hackney, Ron ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capricorn Orogen; Crustal structure; Erosion; Gravity anomalies; Isostasy; Proterozoic

Indexed keywords

CAPRICORN OROGENY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY ANOMALY; ISOSTASY; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; AUSTRALIA; GEOLOGY; GRAVITATIONAL STRESS; PROTEROZOIC; ROCK; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL EROSION; TOPOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1242273762     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2003.09.012     Document Type: Article

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