The Dalradian of Scotland: Missing link between the Vendian of northern and southern Scandinavia?

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part A: Solid Earth and Geodesy

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 495-498

  Greiling, R O ^a   Smith, A G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALTICA; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; DALRADIAN; GONDWANA; LAURENTIA; PASSIVE MARGIN; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0033854053     PISSN: 14641895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1464-1895(00)00076-4     Document Type: Article

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