Geology of Madagascar: A Brief Outline

Gondwana Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 335-339

  Ashwal, Lewis D ^a   Tucker, Robert D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0004392837     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70270-7     Document Type: Article

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