Palaeomagnetism of igneous rocks of the Lake District (Caledonian) terrane, northern England: Palaeozoic motions and deformation at a leading edge of Avalonia

Geological Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 211-246

  Piper, J D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caledonides; Lake District; Northern England; Palaeomagnetism; Palaeozoic

Indexed keywords

AVALONIA; CALEDONIAN; DEFORMATION; IGNEOUS ROCK; PALAEOMAGNETISM; PALAEOZOIC;

UK, ENGLAND, CUMBRIA, LAKE DISTRICT;

EID: 0031429497     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1034(199709)32:3<211::AID-GJ740>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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