Electron microscopy of iron oxides and implications for the origin of magnetizations and rock magnetic properties of Banded series rocks of the Stillwater Complex, Montana

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 12139-12157

  Xu, Weixin ^a,c   Geissman, John W ^b   Van Der Voo, Rob ^a   Peacor, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; MAGNETIZATION; ROCK MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; SEM; TEM;

USA, MONTANA, STILLWATER COMPLEX;

EID: 0031464153     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb00303     Document Type: Article

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