The pangea conundrum

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 703-706

  Murphy, J Brendan ^a   Nance, R Damian ^b  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian orogen; Geodynamics; Pangea; Supercontinents; Terra Australis orogen

Indexed keywords

APPALACHIAN OROGEN; GEODYNAMICS; PANGEA; SUPERCONTINENTS; TERRA AUSTRALIS OROGEN;

METALS;

GEOPHYSICS;

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; GEODYNAMICS; GEOID; ORDOVICIAN; OROGENY; SUPERCONTINENT;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 54949121028     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24966A.1     Document Type: Article

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