Lithospheric structure, evolution and diamond prospectivity of the Rehoboth Terrane and western Kaapvaal Craton, southern Africa: Constraints from broadband magnetotellurics

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 93-105

  Muller, M R ^a   Jones, A G ^a   Evans, R L ^b   Grutter H S ^c   Hatton, C ^d   Garcia, X ^a   Hamilton, M P ^a   Miensopust, M P ^a,n   Cole, P ^e   Ngwisanyi, T ^f   Hutchins, D ^g   Fourie, C J ^h   Jelsma, H A ⁱ   Evans, S F ⁱ   Aravanis, T ^j   Pettit, W ^k   Webb, S J ^l   Wasborg, J ^m  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc   (Canada)

^d MSA Geoservices   (South Africa)

^e Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^f Geological Survey of Botswana   (Botswana)

^g GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^h DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

ⁱ De Beers Group   (South Africa)

^j Rio Tinto Limited Australia   (Australia)

^k BHP BILLITON   (South Africa)

^l UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^m ABB Power Technologies ABB HVDC   (Sweden)

ⁿ NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

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Author keywords

Diamond; Geotherm; Lithosphere; Magnetotellurics; Southern Africa; Xenolith

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; HEAT FLOW; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; XENOLITH;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; DAMARA BELT; GHANZI; KAAPVAAL CRATON; KIMBERLEY; NAMIBIA; NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 72049130282     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.06.023     Document Type: Article

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