A reversal of the Earth's magnetic field recorded in mid-Miocene lava flows of Gran Canaria: Paleointensities

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Leonhardt, R ^a   Soffel, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absolute paleointensity; Canary Islands; Geomagnetic reversals; Gran Canaria; Lava flows; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; LAVA FLOW; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MIOCENE; PALEOMAGNETISM;

CANARY ISLANDS; GRAN CANARIA; SPAIN;

EID: 0038708279     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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