Sheared continent-ocean margins: An overview

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-3

  Lorenzo, J M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2542540237     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007201     Document Type: Review

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