Lithology and structure of the Grenville-aged (∼1.1 Ga) basement of Heimefrontfjella (East Antarctica)

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 800-821

  Jacobs, J ^a   Bauer, W ^b   Spaeth, G ^b   Thomas, R J ^c   Weber, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Westville Campus   (South Africa)

^d Inst fur Geol und Dynam Der L   (Germany)

Author keywords

East Antarctica; Greenville; Heimefrontfjella; Pan African; Rodinia

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349146476     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050113     Document Type: Article

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