Paleomagnetism, paleointensity and geochronology of Miocene basalts and baked sediments from Velay Oriental, French Massif Central

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B1, 2000, Pages 883-896

  Riisager, Janna ^a   Perrin, Mireille ^a   Riisager, Peter ^b   Ruffet, Gilles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b DANISH LITHOSPHERE CENTRE   (Denmark)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC INTENSITY; MIOCENE; PALEOMAGNETISM;

FRANCE; MASSIF CENTRAL;

EID: 0034627643     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900337     Document Type: Article

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