Moho depth and crustal composition in Southern Africa

Tectonophysics

Volumn 609, Issue , 2013, Pages 267-287

  Youssof, M ^a   Thybo, H ^a   Artemieva, I M ^a   Levander, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archean crust; Kalahari Craton; Moho; Pds receiver function; Vp Vs ratio

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; KALAHARI; MOHO; RECEIVER FUNCTIONS; VP/VS-RATIO;

FREQUENCY BANDS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CRATON; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DIKE SWARM; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA; MOHO; TECTONIC SETTING;

CAPE FOLD BELT; KAAPVAAL CRATON; KALAHARI CRATON; LIMPOPO BELT; NAMAQUA-NATAL BELT; OLIFANTS RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; WITWATERSRAND; ZIMBABWE CRATON;

EID: 84889096120     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2013.09.001     Document Type: Review

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