Geology of the Grove Mountains in East Antarctica - New evidence for the final suture of Gondwana Land

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-319

  Liu, Xiaohan ^a   Zhao, Yue ^b   Liu, Xiaochun ^b   Yu, Liangjun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

East Antarctic Shield; Final suture; Gondwana Land; Grove Mountains; Pan African orogen

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SHEAR STRESS; TECTONICS;

FELSIC GRANULITE;

GEOLOGY;

GONDWANA; METAMORPHISM; NUNATAK; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0043180507     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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