Phanerozoic upper crustal tectono-thermal development of basement rocks from central Madagascar: An integrated fission-track and structural study

Tectonophysics

Volumn 412, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 61-86

  Emmel, B ^a   Jacobs, J ^a   Kastowski, M ^a   Graser, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cooling rates; Exhumation; Fission track; Gondwana; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; PHANEROZOIC;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 29944443376     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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