Paleomagnetism of Siluro-Devonian sequences, NE Spain

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B10, 2000, Pages 23595-23603

  Tait, J A ^a   Bachtadse, V ^a   Dinares Turell J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; PALEOMAGNETISM; SILURIAN;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 0033721537     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900111     Document Type: Article

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