Polyphase Migmatization of Layered Basic Rocks in the Wanni Complex of Sri Lanka

Gondwana Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 174-178

  Kehelpannala, K V Wilbert ^a   Ratnayake, R M J W K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAYERED MEDIUM; METAMORPHISM; MIGMATIZATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 0037968496     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70684-5     Document Type: Article

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