Proterozoic-Cambrian history of Dronning Maud Land in the context of Gondwana assembly

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 206, Issue , 2003, Pages 247-269

  Bauer, W ^a   Thomas, R J ^b   Jacobs, J ^c  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; GONDWANA; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ANTARCTICA;

ARCHAEA; HIATUS;

EID: 0038109749     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.206.01.13     Document Type: Article

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