Configuration of Columbia, a Mesoproterozoic Supercontinent

Gondwana Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-22

  Rogers, John J W ^a   Santosh, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Columbia; Pangea; Rodinia; Supercontinent; Ur

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

COLUMBIA [MISSOURI]; MISSOURI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0010414749     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70883-2     Document Type: Article

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