Deep crustal profile across the Southern Karoo basin and beattie magnetic anomaly, South Africa: An integrated interpretation with tectonic implications

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 114, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 265-292

  Lindeque, A ^a,b,c   De Wit, M J ^b   Ryberg, T ^d   Weber, M ^d   Chevallier, L ^c  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^d GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; LINE TRANSECT; LOWER CRUST; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MOHO; P-WAVE; PENEPLAIN; RODINIA; S-WAVE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TECTONIC WEDGE; THRUST FAULT; TRANSITION ZONE;

CANADA; CAPE FOLD BELT; GRENVILLE PROVINCE; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84857015104     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.114.3-4.265     Document Type: Article

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