The Tien Shan Early Paleozoic tectonics and geodynamics

Russian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Burtman, B S ^a  

^a The Russian Environmental Academy   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Island arc; Lower Paleozoic; Microcontinent; Paleoocean; Tien Shan

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449123966     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16811208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2205/2006ES000202     Document Type: Article

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