New age constraints for a short pulse in Ross orogen deformation triggered by East-West Gondwana suturing

Gondwana Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 417-427

  Paulsen, T S ^a   Encarnacion J ^b   Grunow, A M ^c   Layer, P W ^d   Watkeys, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b Saint Louis University   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Deformation; Gondwana; Ross orogen; Timing

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; OROGENIC BELT; OROGENY; PALEOZOIC; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONICS;

EID: 35648974835     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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