Assembling two easy pieces: The geology of western Gondwana and plate tectonic theory - An introduction to the special volume

Gondwana Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 311-315

  Tohver, E ^a   Collins, A S ^b   Babinski, M ^c   Trindade, R I F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 84856259496     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.09.001     Document Type: Editorial

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