Paleomagnetism and magnetic anisotropy of Cretaceous red beds from the Tarim basin, northwest China: Evidence for a rock magnetic cause of anomalously shallow paleomagnetic inclinations from central Asia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Tan, Xiaodong ^a   Kodama, Kenneth P ^a   Chen, Hanlin ^b   Fang, Dajun ^b   Sun, Dongjiang ^c   Li, Yongan ^c  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Institute of Geology Mineral Rsrc   (China)

Author keywords

Asian paleomagnetism; Asian tectonics; Cretaceous paleomagnetism; Inclination correction; Magnetic anisotropy; Red beds

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRETACEOUS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PALEOMAGNETISM; RED BED;

CHINA; TARIM BASIN;

EID: 0037931456     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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