Assembly and break-up of Rodinia and Gondwana: Evidence from Eurasia and Gondwana: Introduction

Gondwana Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-142

  Yoshida, M ^a,b   Kampunzu, A B ^c   Li, Z X ^d   Watanabe, T ^e  

^a Gondwana Institute for Geology and Environment   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; EURASIAN PLATE; GONDWANA; MODEL; RODINIA; TERRAIN;

EID: 0142062947     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70965-5     Document Type: Article

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