Early Carboniferous onset of Gondwanian glaciation and Neo-tethyan rifting in South Tibet

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 359-365

  Garzanti, Eduardo ^a   Sciunnach, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Diamictite; Glaciation; Tectonics; Xuzang China

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; DIAMICTITE; GLACIATION;

CHINA, TIBET;

EID: 0030866566     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00028-9     Document Type: Article

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