Paleomagnetic determinations on Lanzarote from magnetic and gravity anomalies: Implications for the early history of the Canary Islands

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Blanco Montenegro, I ^a   Montesinos Gonzalez, Fuensanta ^b   García, Alicia ^c   Vieira, Ricardo ^b   Villalain J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY ANOMALY; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; PALEOMAGNETISM;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 31544441634     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003668     Document Type: Article

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