Paleomagnetism of Paleozoic strata of the Alexander terrane, southeastern Alaska

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1372-1388

  Butler, Robert F ^a   Gehrels, George E ^a   Bazard, David R ^b  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Forestry and Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; GEOMAGNETISM; LIME; LIMESTONE; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIZATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES; ZIRCON;

CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; DETRITAL ZIRCON GRAINS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PALEO-PACIFIC MARGIN OF GONDWANA; PALEOMAGNETIC DATA; PRIMARY MAGNETIZATION; SEDIMENTARY HORIZONS; TECTONIC TRANSPORT; BLOCKING TEMPERATURE;

GALLIUM;

DETRITAL DEPOSIT; DEVONIAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MISSISSIPPIAN; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEONTOLOGY; PALEOZOIC; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANIC ARC; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ALASKA; ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO; ALEXANDER TERRANE; PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND [ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO]; UNITED STATES; USA;

EID: 0031399767     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1997)109<1372:POPSOT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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