Neoproterozoic crustal growth: The solid Earth system during a critical episode of Earth history

Gondwana Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 33-50

  Stern, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental crust; Neoproterozoic; Ophiolites; Supercontinent cycle

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GONDWANA; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY;

AFRICA; EURASIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 46149114263     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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