Gondwanaland dispersion, Asian accretion and evolution of eastern Tethys

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 605-623

  Metcalfe, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia; Gondwanaland; Terranes; Tethys

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; GONDWANA; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TERRANE; TETHYS;

EID: 0030437268     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099608728282     Document Type: Article

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