The oldest magnetic anomalies in the Australian-Antarctic Basin: Are they isochrons?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B1, 1999, Pages 661-677

  Tikku, Anahita A ^a   Cande, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; TECTONIC SETTING;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0033540344     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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