Paleomagnetic evidence that the central block of Salinia (California) is not a far-traveled terrane

Tectonics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 329-343

  Whidden, Katherine J ^a,c   Lund, Steve P ^a   Bottjer, David J ^a   Champion, Duane ^b   Howell, David G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; PALAEOMAGNETISM; TECTONIC TRANSPORT; TERRANE;

CALIFORNIA; USA;

EID: 0031751893     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97TC03021     Document Type: Article

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