Ordovician accretion of the Argentine Precordillera terrane to Gondwana: A review

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-79

  Thomas, William A ^a   Astini, Ricardo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GONDWANA; ORDOVICIAN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ARGENTINA; PRECORDILLERA;

EID: 0037594846     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-9811(03)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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