Rejuvenation and erosion of the cratonic lithosphere

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 503-510

  Foley, Stephen F ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 65349162776     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo261     Document Type: Review

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