Continental growth, preservation, and modification in Southern Africa

GSA Today

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Carlson, R W ^a   Boyd, F R ^a   Shirey, S B ^a   Janney, P E ^a   Grove, T L ^a   Bowring, S A ^a   Schmitz, M D ^a   Dann, J C ^a   Bell, D R ^a   Gurney, J J ^a   Richardson, S H ^a   Tredoux, M ^a   Menzies, A H ^a   Pearson, D G ^a   Hart, R J ^a   Wilson, A H ^a   Moser, D ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; LITHOSPHERE; UPPER MANTLE;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034432265     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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