Paleomagnetic directions and 40Ar39Ar ages from the Tatara-San Pedro volcanic complex, Chilean Andes: Lava record of a Matuyama-Brunhes precursor?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1-17

  Brown, Laurie L ^a   Singer, Brad S ^b   Pickens, James C ^a,c   Jicha, Brian R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; Geochronology; Lavas; Paleomagnetism; Reversal

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BRUNHES CHRON; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LAVA FLOW; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MATUYAMA CHRON; PALEOMAGNETISM;

ANDES; CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14244267411     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003007     Document Type: Article

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