Paleozoic sedimentation and tectonics in Korea: A review

Island Arc

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 162-179

  Lee, Yong Il ^a   Lee, Jae Il ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korea; Paleozoic; Sedimentation; Tectonics; Tectonostratigraphy

Indexed keywords

PALEOZOIC; SEDIMENTATION; TECTONICS; UNCONFORMITY;

KOREA;

EID: 0037931178     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1738.2003.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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