Construction and destruction of cratons: Preface

Gondwana Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-3

  Zhang, Hong Fu ^a   Chen, Ling ^a   Santosh, M ^b,c   Menzies, Martin A ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; CRATON;

EID: 84869887229     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.06.006     Document Type: Editorial

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