The structural evolution of the Arena Gneisses and its bearing on Proterozoic tectonics of Sri Lanka

Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 309-329

  Tani, Y ^a   Yoshida, M ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GNEISS; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 0030413979     PISSN: 07439547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0743-9547(96)00067-0     Document Type: Article

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