Palaeomagnetic study of Neoproterozoic glacial rocks of the Yangzi Block: Palaeolatitude and configuration of South China in the late Proterozoic Supercontinent

Precambrian Research

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 173-199

  Zhang, Qi Rui ^a   Piper, J D A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaciation; Neoproterozoic; Palaeomagnetism; South China; Yangzi Block

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; PALAEOLATITUDE; PALAEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; SINIAN;

CHINA, SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 0031404286     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(97)00031-4     Document Type: Article

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