Paleomagnetism of Pleistocene widespread tephra deposits and its implication for tectonic rotation in central Japan

Island Arc

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-60

  Iwaki, Hiromi ^a   Hayashida, Akira ^a  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central Japan; Paleomagnetism; Pleistocene; Widespread tephra

Indexed keywords

PALEOMAGNETISM; PLEISTOCENE; SECULAR VARIATION; TECTONIC ROTATION; TEPHRA; VOLCANISM;

JAPAN;

EID: 0037341229     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1738.2003.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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