Tectonic evolution of Tibet and surrounding regions

Gondwana Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-3

  Zhang, Zeming ^a   Santosh, M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 82955190515     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.08.007     Document Type: Editorial

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