Kinematic constraints on Rodinia reconstructions from the core of the Texas Grenville Orogen

Journal of Geology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-205

  Reese, Joseph F ^a   Mosher, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; KINEMATICS; OROGENY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; RODINIA; SUPERCONTINENT; UPLIFT;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342614884     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/381657     Document Type: Article

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