Palaeomagnetism of some Cenozoic sediments, Cairo-Fayum area, Egypt

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 71-82

  Abdeldayem, A L ^a  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Africa APWP; Cairo Fayum; Cenozoic sediments; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; CENOZOIC; PALEOMAGNETISM;

EGYPT;

EID: 0342514528     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(98)00139-3     Document Type: Article

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