The Sino-Korean Craton and supercontinent history: Problems and perspectives

Gondwana Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 21-23

  Rogers, John J W ^a   Santosh, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accretion; Configuration; Extension; Sino Korean Craton; Supercontinents

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CENOZOIC; EURASIAN PLATE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; MESOZOIC; SUPERCONTINENT;

SINO-KOREAN PLATFORM;

EID: 33645049077     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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