Paleomagnetic constraints on the Archean geomagnetic field intensity obtained from komatiites of the Barberton and Belingwe greenstone belts, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Precambrian Research

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 111-142

  Yoshihara, Arata ^a,b   Hamano, Yozo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Archean; Barberton greenstone belt; Belingwe greenstone belt; Komatiite; Paleointensity

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GREENSTONE BELT; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; PALEOMAGNETISM;

ARCHAEAN; GEOLOGY; HEATING; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; REVIEW; ROCK; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THEORETICAL STUDY; ZIMBABWE;

AFRICA; BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT; BELINGWE GREENSTONE BELT; KAAPVAAL CRATON; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 1842557937     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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