Palaeomagnetic study of Archaean banded hematite jasper rocks from the Singhbhum-Orissa Craton, India

Precambrian Research

Volumn 80, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 193-204

  Das, Ashis K ^a,b   Piper, J D A ^b   Mallik, S Basu ^a   Sherwood, G J ^b,c  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaean; Banded hematite jasper; India; Palaeomagnetism

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POLAR WANDER; ARCHAEAN; BANDED HAEMATITE JASPER FACIES; BANDED IRON FORMATION; PALAEOMAGNETISM; PALAEOPOLE;

INDIA, SINGHBHUM CRATON;

EID: 0030428980     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(96)00012-5     Document Type: Article

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