Paleogeographic reconstructions of the East Asia continental margin during the middle to late Mesozoic

Island Arc

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 458-470

  Lee, Yong I ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Active continental margin; East Asia; Mesozoic; Paleogeography; Provenance

Indexed keywords

ARENITE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; MESOZOIC; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROVENANCE; QUARTZ; RECONSTRUCTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KOREA;

EID: 57049129280     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: 14401738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.2008.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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