Gravity signatures, derived crustal structure and tectonics of Achankovil Shear Zone, southern India

Gondwana Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-55

  Kumar, Niraj ^a   Singh, A P ^a   Rao, M R K P ^a   Chandrasekhar, D V ^a   Singh, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Achankovil Shear Zone; Gravity anomaly; Intracratonic litho tectonic feature; Southern granulite terrane; Terrane boundary

Indexed keywords

BOUGUER ANOMALY; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY FIELD; KHONDALITE; MOHO; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONICS; TERRANE;

GULF OF MANNAR; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; KERALA KHONDALITE BELT; MADURAI BLOCK; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 67349221807     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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