Deep resistivity sounding studies in detecting shear zones: A case study from the southern granulite terrain of India

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-62

  Singh, S B ^a   Stephen, Jimmy ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Deep resistivity sounding; Shear zones; Southern granulite terrain

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GRANULITE; SHEAR ZONE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33747829550     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.09.014     Document Type: Article

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