Preliminary Proterozoic apparent polar wander paths for the South China Block and their tectonic implications

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 302-320

  Zhang, Huimin ^a  

^a TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; PALAEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC;

CHINA;

EID: 0344110500     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e97-117     Document Type: Article

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