New and revised set of Cretaceous paleomagnetic poles from Hong Kong: Implications for the development of southeast China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 481-493

  Li, Yongxiang ^a,c   Ali, Jason R ^a   Chan, Lung S ^a   Lee, Cho Min ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extension; Hong Kong; Paleomagnetism; Southeast China; Vertical axis rotation

Indexed keywords

BLOCK ROTATION; CRETACEOUS; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; KINEMATICS; PALEOMAGNETISM; POLAR WANDERING;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 12744260367     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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