Continental growth in the Proterozoic: A global perspective

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 206, Issue , 2003, Pages 23-33

  Windley, Brian F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; MANTLE PLUME; OROGENY; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC; SPREADING CENTER; SUBDUCTION; SUPERCONTINENT;

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EID: 0037589711     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.206.01.03     Document Type: Article

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