Palaeomagnetic dating of sub-Torridon Group weathering profiles, NW Scotland: Verification of Neoproterozoic palaeosols

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 987-997

  Williams, George E ^a,b   Schmidt, Phillip W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Palaeomagnetism; Proterozoic; Scotland; Torridonian; Weathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001095084     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.6.0987     Document Type: Article

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