Weddell Sea tectonics and Gondwana break-up: An introduction

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 108, Issue , 1996, Pages 1-10

  King, E C ^a   Livermore, R A ^a   Storey, B C ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84855610068     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.108.01.01     Document Type: Article

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