Old, strong continental lithosphere with weak Archaean margin at ∼1.8 Ga, Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 255-260

  Tinker, Justine H ^a   de Wit, Maarten J ^a   Royden, Leigh H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; STRENGTH;

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

EID: 4444376960     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/107.1-2.255     Document Type: Article

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