'Suture zones' in peninsular Malaysia and Thailand: Implications for palaeotectonic reconstruction of southeast Asia

Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3-5, 1996, Pages 243-249

  Tan, B K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OROGENESIS; SUBDUCTION; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

MALAYSIA; THAILAND;

EID: 0030429685     PISSN: 07439547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0743-9547(96)00031-1     Document Type: Article

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