Extensional collapse of the late neoproterozoic-early palaeozoic East African-Antarctic Orogen in central Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 206, Issue , 2003, Pages 271-287

  Jacobs, J ^a   Klemd, R ^b   Fanning, C M ^c   Bauer, W ^d   Colombo, F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAPSE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GONDWANA; OROGENY; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ANTARCTICA;

NUBIAN;

EID: 0038448954     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.206.01.14     Document Type: Article

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