Plumes, orogenesis, and supercontinental fragmentation

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 178, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 1-11

  Dalziel, I W D ^a   Lawver, L A ^a   Murphy, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Gondwana; Orogeny; Pangea; Plumes

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; GONDWANA; MANTLE PLUME; OROGENY; PANGAEA;

EID: 0034033225     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00061-3     Document Type: Article

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