The Variscan collage and orogeny (480–290 Ma) and the tectonic definition of the Armorica microplate: a review

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  2001

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  Terra Nova

• Publication date

  2001-04-01

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  Geology

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  DOI 10.1046/j.1365-3121.2001.00327.x
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