A reappraisal of epeirogenic flexure axes in southern Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 363-376

  Moore, A E ^a  

^a AMPAL (Pty) Ltd   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLEXURE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; OROGENY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AFRICA;

EID: 0033497903     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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