The Early Carboniferous Magerøy dykes, northern Norway: Palaeomagnetism and palaeogeography

Geological Magazine

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 443-451

  Roberts, R J ^a   Torsvik, T H ^b   Andersen, T B ^c   Rehnstrom E F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Norway; Palaeogeography; Palaeomagnetism

Indexed keywords

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; TROPICS;

CARBONIFEROUS; CONTACT TESTS; MAGNETIC SIGNATURES; NORMAL FAULTS; NORWAY; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; PALAEOMAGNETISM; SEDIMENTARY FACIES;

GEOMAGNETISM;

CARBONIFEROUS; DIKE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; THOLEIITE;

(NORTH); NORWAY;

EID: 0141484427     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756803008082     Document Type: Article

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