A high-quality mid-Neoproterozoic paleomagnetic pole from South China, with implications for ice ages and the breakup configuration of Rodinia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 313-334

  Evans, David A D ^a   Li, Z X ^b   Kirschvink, Joseph L ^a   Wingate, Michael T D ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Glaciation; Paleomagnetism; Proterozoic; Rodinia; Sinian; South China block

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; GLACIATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOMAGNETISM; RODINIA;

CHINA;

EID: 0034092448     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00079-0     Document Type: Article

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