Comment on 'New palaeomagnetic result from Vendian red sediments in Cisbaikalia and the problem of the relationship of Siberia and Laurentia in the Vendian' by S. A. Pisarevsky, R. A. Komissarova and A. N. Khramov

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 867-870

  Meert, J G ^a,b   van der Voo, R ^c  

^a Norwegian Geological Survey   (Norway)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0011997511     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0956-540x.2001.01474.x     Document Type: Article

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