The magnetostratigraphy of Coniacian-Late Campanian chalk sequences in southern England

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 156, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 209-224

  Montgomery, Paul ^a,e   Hailwood, Ernie A ^a,f   Gale, Andy S ^b,c,g   Burnett, Jackie A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^f The Green ^*  (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campanian; Chalk; Coniacian; England; Magnetostratigraphy; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

CHALK; CRETACEOUS; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALAEOMAGNETISM;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0031817414     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(98)00008-9     Document Type: Article

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