Palaeomagnetism of the Miocene Farellones formation (Chile)

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 357-373

  Goguitchaichvili, A ^a   Chauvin, A ^b   Roperch, P ^c   Prevot M ^a   Aguirre, L ^c   Vergara, M ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Magnetic mineralogy; Miocene; Palaeointensity; Palaeomagnetism; Tectonic rotation

Indexed keywords

BLOCK ROTATION; MIOCENE; PALEOMAGNETISM; TECTONICS;

CHILE;

EID: 0034111949     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246x.2000.00022.x     Document Type: Article

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