Is plate tectonics withstanding the test of time?

Annali di Geofisica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 955-960

  Shields, Oakley ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth expansion paleomagnetism; Orogenic belts hotspots; Plate tectonics; Rift valleys

Indexed keywords

PLATE TECTONICS;

EID: 0031429323     PISSN: 03652556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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