Magma flow inferred from preferred orientations of plagioclase of the Rio Cearǎ-Mirim dyke swarm (NE Brazil) and its AMS significance

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 238, Issue , 2004, Pages 285-298

  Archanjo, Carlos J ^a   Launeau, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIKE SWARM; FLOW STRUCTURE; MAGMA; MAGNETIC FABRIC; ORIENTATION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12844265394     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.238.01.17     Document Type: Article

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