Continental Growth during Formation of Rodinia at 1.35-0.9 Ga

Gondwana Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-16

  Condie, Kent C ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental growth; Grenville orogen; Juvenile crust; Rodinia; Superplume

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PHANEROZOIC; RODINIA; SUPERCONTINENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

EID: 0002470752     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70650-X     Document Type: Article

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