A new palæomagnetic pole for the Dwyka System and correlative sediments in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 143-153

  Opdyke, N D ^a   Mushayandebvu, M ^b   De Wit, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBONIFEROUS; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GONDWANA; PALEOMAGNETISM; PERMIAN;

SOUTH AFRICA; TANZANIA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0035178387     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(01)90095-8     Document Type: Article

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