Taiwan and South Island, New Zealand: A comparison of continental collisional orogenies

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 175, Issue , 2007, Pages 329-346

  Wu, Francis T ^a   Davey, Fred J ^b   Okaya, David A ^c  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84996873692     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/175GM17     Document Type: Chapter

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