Stratigraphical evidence supporting the rifting, drifting and collison of the Laurentian Precordillera terrane of western Argentina

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 142, Issue , 1998, Pages 11-33

  Astini, Ricardo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONDWANA; PALEOZOIC; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING;

ARGENTINA;

LAURENTIA;

EID: 0032301956     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.142.01.02     Document Type: Article

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