Palaeomagnetism of the rajmahal traps of india: implication to the reversal in the cretaceous normal superchron

Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 993-1000

  Poornachandra Rao, G V S ^a   Mallikharjuna Rao, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; GEOMAGNETIC REVERSAL; PALAEOMAGNETISM;

INDIA, BIHAR, RAJMAHAL TRAPS; INDIA, WEST BENGAL, RAJMAHAL TRAPS;

EID: 0030425505     PISSN: 00221392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5636/jgg.48.993     Document Type: Article

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