The evolution of lithospheric mantle beneath the Kalahari Craton and its margins

Lithos

Volumn 71, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 215-241

  Griffin, W L ^a,b   O'Reilly, Suzanne Y ^a   Natapov, L M ^a   Ryan, C G ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cr pyrope garnets; Kaapvaal Craton; Kalahari Craton; Kimberlites; Lithospheric mantle; Seismic tomography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999142369     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: 18726143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2003.07.006     Document Type: Article

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