Upper crustal structure of the Tamworth Belt, New South Wales: Constraints from new gravity data

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1073-1087

  Guo, B ^a   Lackie, M A ^a   Flood, R H ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Gravity modelling; Gunnedah Basin; Mooki fault; New England Fold Belt; Peel fault; Tamworth Belt

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FORWARD MODELING; GRAVITY ANOMALY; GRAVITY SURVEY; UPPER CRUST;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GUNNEDAH BASIN; NEW ENGLAND FOLD BELT; NEW SOUTH WALES; TAMWORTH BELT;

EID: 35848947239     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090701615725     Document Type: Article

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