Relationship of Avalonian and Cadomian terranes to Grenville and Pan-African events

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 197-221

  Mallard, Laura D ^a,b   Rogers, John J W ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALONIAN AROGENY; CADOMIAN OROGENY; GONDWANA; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PANGAEA; RODINIA; SUPERCONTINENT;

EID: 0030810381     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0264-3707(96)00049-x     Document Type: Article

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