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THE report by Gough1 of a probable ridge on the highly conductive zone of the upper mantle may be of considerable significance in understanding the deformation of the Palaeozoic trough which became the Cape Fold Belt of South Africa. Until the results of the extended magnetic survey are available, detailed interpretation would be premature, but a few comments may offer guidance for future geophysical work.
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NEWTON, A. Nature of South Africa's Cape Fold Belt. Nature 248, 499–500 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/248499a0
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