Structural appraisal of the Gadag schist belt from gravity investigations

Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 577-586

  Ramadass, G ^a   Himabindu, D ^a   Srinivasulu, N ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dharwar craton; Gadag schist belt; Gravity method; Inversion

Indexed keywords

CRATON; GRAVITY ANOMALY; GRAVITY SURVEY; MODELING; SCHIST; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DHARWAR CRATON;

EID: 30244520138     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02709781     Document Type: Article

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