Identifying the lithospheric structure of a Precambrian orogen using magnetotellurics: The Capricorn Orogen, Western Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 168, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 185-196

  Selway, K ^a   Sheppard, S ^b   Thorne, A M ^b   Johnson, S P ^b   Groenewald, P B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capricorn; Electromagnetic; Gascoyne; Magnetotellurics

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; CRUST; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LITHOSPHERE; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; MODELING; OROGENY; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC; SHEAR ZONE; TERRANE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PILBARA BLOCK; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 58549095246     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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