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Nature 412, 777-780 (23 August 2001) | doi:10.1038/35090672

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Earth science: Journey beneath southern Africa

Suzanne Y. O'Reilly

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Seismic analyses of the lithosphere, undertaken as part of the Kaapvaal project, provide an unprecedented view of cratons — the earliest parts of continental landmasses.

How continents formed on the early Earth is one of the big questions in geoscience. One way to tackle it is by studying cratons.