AMS and grain shape fabric of the Late Palaeozoic diamictites of the Southeastern Paraná Basin, Brazil

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-106

  Archanjo, C J ^a   Silva, M G ^a   Castro, J C ^b   Launeau, P ^c   Trindade, R I F ^a   Macedo, J W P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMICTITE; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PALEOZOIC; SHAPE;

PARANA BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 29244477219     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764904-155     Document Type: Article

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