Detrital remanent magnetization in haematite-bearing Neoproterozoic Puga cap dolostone, Amazon craton: A rock magnetic and SEM study

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 491-500

  Font, Eric ^a,b   Trindade, R I F ^a   Nedelec A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cap dolostone; DRM; Haematite; Magnetic mineralogy; Neoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

DIAMICTITE; DOLOSTONE; HEMATITE; MAGNETIC MINERAL; MAGNETITE; PROTEROZOIC; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 33645510201     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02776.x     Document Type: Article

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