Proterozoic crustal evolution of southernmost India and Sri Lanka

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 206, Issue , 2003, Pages 169-202

  Braun, Ingo ^a   Kriegsman, Leo M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GRANULITE; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SUPERCONTINENT;

INDIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 0038783607     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.206.01.10     Document Type: Article

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