40Ar/39Ar ages and paleomagnetism of Sao Miguel lavas, Azores

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 637-649

  Johnson, Catherine L ^a   Wijbrans, Jan R ^b   Constable, Catherine G ^c   Gee, Jeff ^c   Staudigel, Hubert ^c   Tauxe, Lisa ^c   Forjaz, Victor H ^d   Salgueiro, Mário ^d  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Absolute age; Ar 40 Ar 39; Argan argan dating; Azores; Lava; Magnetic field; Paleomagnetism; Quatenary; Secular variations

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; LAVA; PALEOMAGNETISM; QUATERNARY;

AZORES;

EID: 0032448885     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00117-4     Document Type: Article

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