The palaeomagnetism of (Mesoproterozoic) Eriksfjord group red beds, South Greenland: Multiphase remagnetization during the Gardar and Grenville episodes

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 739-756

  Piper, J D A ^a   Thomas, D N ^b   Share, S ^a   Rui, Zhang Qi ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Gardar; Greenland; Grenville; Mesoproterozoic; Palaeomagnetism; Red sediments

Indexed keywords

PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; RED BED;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0032891654     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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