Palaeomagnetism and magnetostratigraphy of Triassic strata in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Tucumcari Basin, New Mexico, USA

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 935-953

  Molina Garza, Roberto S ^a   Geissman, John W ^a   Lucas, Spencer G ^b   Van Der Voo, Rob ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetostratigraphy; New Mexico; Palaeomagnetism; Sediments; Triassic

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC POLARITY SEQUENCE; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALAEOMAGNETISM; TRIASSIC;

USA, NEW MEXICO, SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS; USA, NEW MEXICO, TUCUMCARI BASIN;

EID: 0029773696     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb05646.x     Document Type: Article

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