Paleomagnetism of Carboniferous strata from the Stellarton gap

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1527-1540

  Morris, W A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DEPOSITION; MAGNETIZATION; REMANENCE; STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBONIFEROUS STRATA;

GEOLOGY;

BASIN EVOLUTION; CARBONIFEROUS; FAULTING; PALEOMAGNETISM; PULL APART BASIN; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SUBSIDENCE;

CANADA;

EID: 0036826044     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e02-055     Document Type: Article

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