The Margins of Laurussia in Central and Southeast Europe and Southwest Asia

Gondwana Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 526-545

  Kalvoda, J ^a   Babek O ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Laurussia; Neoproterozoic; Paleozoic; Peri Gondwana; Rheic suture

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; OROGENY; PLATE TECTONICS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUPERCONTINENT; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRANE;

EASTERN EUROPE; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WEST ASIA;

EID: 74449093362     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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