New 42 Ma cratonic North American paleomagnetic pole from the Yukon underscores another Cordilleran paleomagnetism-geology conundrum

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1321-1334

  Symons, David T A ^a   Erdmer, Philippe ^b   McCausland, Phil J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAGNETIZATION; MAGNETISM; RIVERS; ROTATION; SANDSTONE;

MAGNETIC POLARITY; PALEOMAGNETISM;

GEOLOGY;

CRATON; EOCENE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLATE MOTION; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 0442328643     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e03-047     Document Type: Article

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