Geological interpretation of gravity profiles through the Karlovy Vary granite massif (Czech Republic)

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-314

  Blecha, Vratislav ^a   Štemprok, Miroslav ^a   Fischer, Tomáš ^a,b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Gravity modeling; Karlovy Vary Massif; Oh e Eger graben; Saxothuringian zone; Variscan granites; Western Bohemia

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; FAULT ZONE; GEODETIC DATUM; GRABEN; GRANITE; GRAVITY SURVEY; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; LINEAMENT; METABASITE; METASEDIMENT; MODELING; NAPPE; OUTCROP; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

BOHEMIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOKOLOV BASIN;

EID: 68449095872     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-009-0019-5     Document Type: Article

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