Late Neoproterozoic to Early Palaeozoic palaeogeography of Avalonia: Some palaeomagnetic constraints from Nuneaton, central England

Geological Magazine

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 685-705

  Vizan, Haroldo ^a   Carney, John N ^b   Turner, Peter ^c   Ixer, Robert A ^c   Tomasso, Mark ^c   Mullen, Robert P ^c   Clarke, Paul ^c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b Natl Eng Res Cncl Isotope G   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avalonia; Neoproterozoic; Ordovician; Palaeogeography; Palaeomagnetism

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIZATION;

AVALONIA; NEOPROTEROZOIC; ORDOVICIAN; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; PALAEOMAGNETISM;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

AVALONIA; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEOZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC ROTATION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1342287468     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001675680300832X     Document Type: Article

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