Palaeomagnetism of Neoproterozoic glacial rocks of the Huabei shield: The North China Block in Gondwana

Tectonophysics

Volumn 283, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 145-171

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Glacial; Neoproterozoic; North china; Palaeomagnetism

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GONDWANA; NEOPROTEROZOIC; PALAEOMAGNETISM;

CHINA, HUABEI BASIN;

EID: 0031412314     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00152-2     Document Type: Article

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