Cross-Section Through the Mozambique Belt of East Africa and Implications for Gondwana Assembly

Gondwana Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 709-710

  Muhongo, S ^a   Kroner A ^b   Wallbrecher, E ^c   Tuisku, P ^d   Hauzenberger, C ^b   Sommer, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; FOLD BELT; GONDWANA;

EAST AFRICA; MOZAMBIQUE BELT;

EID: 0347868625     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70506-2     Document Type: Article

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