Tectonic correlations of pre-Mesozoic crust from the northern termination of the Colombian Andes, Caribbean region

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 337-354

  Molina, Agustin Cardona ^a   Cordani, Umberto G ^a   MacDonald, William D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Correlations; Geochemistry; Geochronology; Metamorphism; Pangea; Rodinia

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL ARC; CORRELATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MESOZOIC; METAMORPHISM; PETROLOGY;

COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33750168295     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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