Paleointensity determination on the Late Precambrian Tudor Gabbro, Ontario

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B11, 2001, Pages 26331-26343

  Yu, Yongjae ^a   Dunlop, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GABBRO; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; PALEOMAGNETISM; PRECAMBRIAN; THERMOREMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

CANADA; GRENVILLE PROVINCE; ONTARIO;

EID: 0035211098     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb000213     Document Type: Article

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