A synopsis of events related to the assembly of the eastern Gondwana

Tectonophysics

Volumn 362, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 1-40

  Meert, Joseph G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

East Africa Orogen; Gondwana; Kuunga Orogen; Mozambique belt; Pan African

Indexed keywords

GONDWANA; OROGENY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EID: 0037421620     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(02)00629-7     Document Type: Article

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