Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the South Orkney Microcontinent, Scotia arc, Antarctica

Geological Magazine

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 383-401

  Trouw, R A J ^a   Passchier, C W ^b   Simoes L S A ^c   Andreis, R R ^a   Valeriano, C M ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; DEFORMATION; MESOZOIC; METAMORPHISM; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS, POWELL ISLAND;

EID: 0030854262     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756897007036     Document Type: Article

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