Age and duration of the Matuyama-Brunhes geomagnetic polarity reversal from 40Ar/39Ar incremental heating analyses of lavas

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 47-61

  Singer, Bradley S ^a   Pringle, Malcolm S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Ar 40 Ar 39; Brunhes Epoch; Magnetic field; Matuyama Epoch; Reversals

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC POLARITY TIMESCALE; MATUYAMA/BRUNHES TRANSITION; PALAEOMAGNETISM; POLARITY REVERSAL;

EID: 0029774219     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821x(96)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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