Paleomagnetism of Peninsular Malaysia

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 477-519

  Richter, B ^a   Schmidtke, E ^a   Fuller, M ^b   Harbury, N ^c   Samsudin, A R ^d  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; MESOZOIC; PALEOMAGNETISM;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0033400252     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(99)00006-1     Document Type: Article

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