Geochemical and isotopic structure of the early Palaeozoic active margin of Gondwana in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica

Tectonophysics

Volumn 284, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 261-281

  Rocchi, Sergio ^a   Tonarini, Sonia ^b   Armienti, Pietro ^a   Innocenti, Fabrizio ^a   Manetti, Piero ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Continental margin; Gondwana; Isotope geology; Sr Nd isotopes

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMIC EVOLUTION; GONDWANA; ISOTOPE GEOLOGY;

ANTARCTICA, VICTORIA LAND;

EID: 0031860458     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00178-9     Document Type: Article

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