Oscillating modes of orogeny in the southwest Pacific and the tectonic evolution of New Caledonia

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 154, Issue , 1999, Pages 109-127

  Rawling, T J ^a   Lister, G S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUESCHIST; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; OROGENY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

NEW CALEDONIA;

EID: 0033380399     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.154.01.05     Document Type: Article

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