São Luís Craton and Gurupi belt (Brazil): Possible links with the West African Craton and surrounding Pan-African belts

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 294, Issue , 2008, Pages 137-151

  Klein, E L ^a,b   Moura, C A V ^c  

^a Geological Survey of Brazil   (Brazil)

^b CNPq Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BASEMENT ROCK; BRASILIANO OROGENY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA;

AFRICA; BORBOREMA; BRAZIL; GURUPI BELT; MARANHAO; SAO LUIS; SOUTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 39549106241     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP294.8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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