First Palaeogene sedimentary rock palaeomagnetic pole from stable western Eurasia and tectonic implications

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 463-470

  Ali, Jason R ^a   Ward, David J ^b,c   King, Chris ^b,c   Abrajevitch, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eocene; Eurasia; London City Formation; North Atlantic Igneous Province; Palaeomagnetism; Shallow inclinations

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LONDON CLAY; PALEOGENE; PALEOMAGNETISM;

EURASIA;

EID: 0042123663     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01974.x     Document Type: Article

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