Structural and metamorphic evolution of the Mertz shear zone (East Antarctic-Craton, George V Land): Implications for Australia/Antarctica correlations and East Antarctic Craton/Ross Orogen relationships

Terra Antartica

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 229-248

  Talarico, F ^a   Kleinschmidt, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATON; METAMORPHISM; OROGENY; SHEAR ZONE; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EAST ANTARCTICA; GEORGE V COAST;

EID: 1842557465     PISSN: 11228628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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