Paleomagnetism of Paleozoic and Mesozoic sediments from the southern margin of Mongol-Okhotsk ocean, far eastern Russia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Kravchinsky, Vadim A ^a   Sorokin, Andrey A ^b   Courtillot, Vincent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY AND SOIL SCIENCE   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Amuria; Mongol Okhotsk ocean; Paleomagnetism; Plate tectonic; Siberia; Suture

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; MESOZOIC; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEOZOIC; PLATE TECTONICS; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC ROTATION;

FAR EAST; MONGOL-OKHOTSK FOLD BELT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0037058213     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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