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This abstract proposes that a continental nucleus of ~3,000-Ma age (named “Ur;” Rogers 1993) in the eastern part of Gondwana was partly responsible for the long period of extension that preceded rifting to form the Indian Ocean.
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Rogers, J.J.W. (1995). The Possible Effect of a Very Old Archean Nucleus on Mesozoic Rifting of Gondwana. In: Ojakangas, R.W., Dickas, A.B., Green, J.C. (eds) Basement Tectonics 10. Proceedings of the International Conferences on Basement Tectonics, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0831-9_18
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