Towards a gravity map of Gondwana

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 195-204

  Doucoure C M ^a   De Wit, M J ^a   Reeves, C V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0040141585     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(00)00084-1     Document Type: Article

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