Structure and evolution of the Cauvery Shear Zone system, Southern Granulite Terrain, India: Evidence from deep seismic and other geophysical studies

Gondwana Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 29-40

  Rao, V Vijaya ^a   Prasad, B Rajendra ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cauvery Shear Zone system; Collision; Delamination; Orogenic collapse; Southern Granulite Terrain; Underplating

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKENING; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; MOHO; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UNDERPLATING;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

EID: 33745653350     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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