Rock magnetism and palaeomagnetism of greigite-bearing mudstones in the Italian peninsula

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-80

  Sagnotti, Leonardo ^a   Winkler, Aldo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Greigite; Italy; Magnetic properties; Mudstone; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

GREIGITE; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MUDSTONE; PALEOMAGNETISM;

ITALY;

EID: 0033555179     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00248-9     Document Type: Article

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