Magnetotelluric constraints on the tectonic setting of Grenville-aged orogenesis in central Australia

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 251-264

  Selway, K M ^a   Hand, M ^a   Payne, J L ^a   Heinson, G S ^a   Reid, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERS; ELECTRICAL STRUCTURES; GEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND; GEOLOGICAL HISTORY; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; LONG-PROFILE; NEOPROTEROZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTINGS; THICK LAYERS;

BUILDINGS;

MAGNETOTELLURICS;

BASEMENT (BUILDING); ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; INTRACRATONIC BASIN; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING;

AUSTRALIA; GAWLER CRATON; MUSGRAVE RANGES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84860389604     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492010-034     Document Type: Article

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