Rheno-Hercynian belt of central Europe: Review of recent findings and comparisons with south-west England

Geoscience in South-West England

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 263-272

  Franke, W ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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AVALONIA; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DEVONIAN; DISPLACEMENT; GEODYNAMICS; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; ORDOVICIAN; PASSIVE MARGIN; SUTURE ZONE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 51249117187     PISSN: 05663954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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