Implications of late Pan-African shearing in western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 210, Issue , 2003, Pages 135-143

  Perritt, S H ^a   Watkeys, M K ^b  

^a Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ANTARCTICA;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 0141502510     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.210.01.08     Document Type: Article

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