Genetic aspects of the Katangan megabreccias: Neoproterozoic of Central Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 703-715

  Wendorff, Marek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLD AND THRUST BELT; MEGABRECCIA; OLISTOSTROME; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034210359     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(00)00047-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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