Palaeomagnetic evidence for unification of the North and West Australian cratons by ca.1.7 Ga: New results from the Kimberley Basin of northwestern Australia

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 173-180

  Li, Z X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Elgee Formation; Kimberley; Palaeomagnetism; Precambrian

Indexed keywords

CRATON; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PRECAMBRIAN; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033923841     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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