A Pan-African 'humite epoch' in East Gondwana: Implications for Neoproterozoic Gondwana geometry

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 43-62

  Pradeepkumar, A P ^a   Krishnanath, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONDWANA; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0342948815     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(99)00062-9     Document Type: Article

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