Mantle seismic structure beneath the Kaapvaal and Zimbabwe Cratons

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 33-44

  Fouch, Matthew J ^a   James, David E ^b   VanDecar, John C ^b   van der Lee, Suzan ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSHVELD COMPLEX; CRATON; MANTLE STRUCTURE; PRECAMBRIAN; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; KAAPVAAL CRATON; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 4444251120     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/107.1-2.33     Document Type: Article

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