New palaeomagnetic result from Vendian red sediments in Cisbaikalia and the problem of the relationship of Siberia and Laurentia in the Vendian

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 598-610

  Pisarevsky, S A ^a   Komissarova, R A ^b   Khramov, A N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b All Russ Petrol Sci Res Geol E   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Palaeomagnetism; Sediments; Siberia; Vendian

Indexed keywords

PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; RED BED; VENDIAN;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0034070494     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.t01-1-00056.x     Document Type: Article

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