Palaeomagnetic evidence for the drift of the fennoscandian shield

Geophysica

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-98

  Mertanen, Satu ^a   Pesonen, Lauri J ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Continental drift; Fennoscandia; Palaeolatitude; Palaeomagnetism; Precambrian

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL DRIFT; PALAEOLATITUDE; PALAEOMAGNETISM; PLATE TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; PROTEROZOIC;

EUROPE, FENNOSCANDIA;

EID: 0030854407     PISSN: 03674231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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