Paleomagnetism of the 550 Ma Skinner Cove volcanics of western Newfoundland and the opening of the Iapetus Ocean

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 163, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 15-29

  McCausland, P J A ^a   Hodych, J P ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Iapetus; Laurentia; Paleolatitude; Paleomagnetism; Plate tectonics; Upper Proterozoic

Indexed keywords

IAPETUS; LAURENTIA; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC;

CANADA;

EID: 0032466482     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00171-X     Document Type: Article

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