The structural history of the Zambezi Belt in northeast Zimbabwe; evidence for crustal extension during the early Pan-African

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-16

  Dirks, P H G M ^a   Jelsma, H A ^a   Vinyu, M ^a   Munyanyiwa, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

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STRUCTURAL HISTORY;

EID: 0031828677     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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