Paleomagnetism and paleothermometry of the Sydney Basin 1. Thermoviscous and chemical overprinting of the Milton Monzonite

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 27271-27283

  Dunlop, D J ^a   Schmidt, P W ^b   Ozdemir O ^a   Clark, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; MONZONITE; NATURAL REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; PALAEOMAGNETISM; TRIASSIC;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY BASIN;

EID: 0031448604     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02479     Document Type: Article

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