The East-Carpathian crystalline-mesozoic zone (Romania): Paleozoic amalgamation of Gondwana- and East European craton-derived terranes

Gondwana Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 185-196

  Munteanu, Marian ^a   Tatu, Mihai ^b  

^a Natl Agency for Mineral Resources   (ROM)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEODYNAMICS   (Romania)

Author keywords

Avalonia; Eastern Carpathians; Paleozoic; Romania; Tectonic evolution

Indexed keywords

AVALONIA; GONDWANA; MESOZOIC; METASEDIMENT; PALEOZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERRANE;

CARPATHIANS; EAST EUROPEAN CRATON; EASTERN CARPATHIANS;

EID: 0142062942     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70969-2     Document Type: Article

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