The Cambrian collisional suture of Gondwana in southern India: A geophysical appraisal

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 256-267

  Naganjaneyulu, K ^a   Santosh, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep seismic studies; Electrical resistivity; Gondwana; Gravity anomalies; Magnetotellurics; Palghat Cauvery suture zone; Southern India; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CAMBRIAN; COLLISION ZONE; CRUSTAL THICKENING; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GONDWANA; GRAVITY FIELD; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMIC METHOD; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

INDIA;

EID: 77954656846     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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