Paleomagnetic study of the northern Ford Ranges, western Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica: Motion between West and East Antarctica

Tectonics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 122-141

  Luyendyk, Bruce ^a   Cisowski, Stan ^a   Smith, Christine ^a,b   Richard, Steve ^a,c   Kimbrough, David ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^c Arizona Geological Survey   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK ROTATION; CRETACEOUS; GONDWANA; PALAEOMAGNETISM; RIFTING;

ANTARCTICA, MARIE BYRD LAND, FORD RANGES;

EID: 0029729383     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95TC02524     Document Type: Article

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