An investigation of the magnetic variation within two recent lava flows

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 125-136

  Rolph, T C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geomagnetic field; Mount Etna lavas; Palaeomagnetism; Rock magnetism

Indexed keywords

LAVA FLOW; PALAEOMAGNETISM; ROCK MAGNETISM;

EID: 0030856237     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb00992.x     Document Type: Article

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