Evidence for continent-continent collision zone in the South Indian Shield region

Gondwana Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 902-911

  Naganjaneyulu, K ^a   Harinarayana, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Collision model; Gondwanaland; Magnetotellurics; Shear zone; South Indian shield

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

INDIAN SHIELD;

EID: 0242318260     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)71034-0     Document Type: Letter

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