The position of the Amazonian Craton in supercontinents

Gondwana Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 396-407

  Cordani, U G ^a   Teixeira, W ^a   D'Agrella Filho, M S ^a   Trindade, R I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonian Craton; Columbia; Earth history; Gondwana; Rodinia; Supercontinents

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; GEODYNAMICS; GONDWANA; PALEOMAGNETISM; RODINIA; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

BRAZIL; BRAZILIAN SHIELD;

EID: 62949090151     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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