Palaeomagnetic-pole errors and a 'small-circle' assessment of the Gondwanan polar-wander path

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-122

  Tarling, D H ^a   Abdeldayem, A L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

APW (apparent polar wander); Gondwana; Palaeomagnetism

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; GONDWANA; PALAEOMAGNETISM; TECTONIC EVENT;

EID: 0029729382     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb06538.x     Document Type: Article

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