The location and nature of the Telemzan High-Ghadames basin boundary in southern Tunisia based on gravity and magnetic anomalies

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-313

  Gabtni, H ^a,b   Jallouli, C ^b   Mickus, Kevin L ^c   Zouari, H ^a   Turki, M M ^b  

^a Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique Tunis   (Tunisia)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basins; Bouguer gravity anomalies; Magnetic anomalies; Tectonics; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; GRAVITY SURVEY; MAGNETIC SURVEY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

AFRICA; BERKINE BASIN; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 33644928047     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.11.021     Document Type: Article

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