Anatomy of the Mozambique Belt of Eastern and Southern Africa: Evidence from Tanzania

Gondwana Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 369-375

  Muhongo, Sospeter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Mozambique belt; Mozambique Oceans; Polyorogenic; Supercontinents

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUPERCONTINENT; SUTURE ZONE;

MOZAMBIQUE BELT; TANZANIA;

EID: 0005084978     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70276-8     Document Type: Article

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