Palaeozoic amalgamation of Central Europe: An introduction and synthesis of new results from recent geological and geophysical investigations

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 201, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-18

  Winchester, J A ^a   Pharaoh, T C ^b   Verniers, J ^c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c Vakgroep Biochemie   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; AVALONIA; BALTICA; GONDWANA; PALEOZOIC; SUTURE ZONE; TERRANE;

EUROPE;

CARBONIFEROUS; ENTOVALVA; RONDONIA;

EID: 0037005290     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.201.01.01     Document Type: Article

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