Gravity and magnetic modelling of crustal structure in central Victoria: What lies under the Melbourne Zone?

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-173

  McLean, M A ^a   Morand, V J ^b   Cayley, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b GeoScience Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gravity; Magnetic; Melbourne Zone; Modelling; Selwyn Block; Victoria

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THINNING; DEVONIAN; GRANITE; GRAVITY SURVEY; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAGNETIC SURVEY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORDOVICIAN; PLUTON; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; UPPER CRUST;

AUSTRALIA; LACHLAN FOLD BELT; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 77950937955     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090903416245     Document Type: Article

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