Crustal structures across the central Kaapvaal craton from deep-seismic reflection data

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 185-206

  de Wit, Maarten ^a   Tinker, Justine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEEP SEISMIC SOUNDING;

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

EID: 4444381533     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/107.1-2.185     Document Type: Article

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