Neoproterozoic Crustal Evolution and India-Gondwana Linkage - An Epilogue

Gondwana Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-198

  Roy, A B ^a  

^a M L SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GONDWANA; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC;

INDIA;

EID: 0346882104     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70144-1     Document Type: Article

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