Tectonics and surface effects of the supercontinent Columbia

Gondwana Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 373-380

  Rogers, John J W ^a   Santosh, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Columbia; Life evolution; Supercontinent; Surface processes; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GRANITE; GRANODIORITE; OROGENIC BELT; OXYGEN; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 62949177176     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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