Anomalous low palaeomagnetic inclinations from Oligocene-Lower Miocene red beds of the south-west Tien Shan, Central Asia

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 303-313

  Chauvin, Annick ^a   Perroud, Herve ^b   Bazhenov, Mikhail L ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^c GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

APW (apparent polar wander); Earth's magnetic field; Palaeomagnetism; Tertiary

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; PALAEOMAGNETISM;

ASIA, TIEN SHAN, GHISSAR RANGE;

EID: 0030455167     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb05293.x     Document Type: Article

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