Paleomagnetism of Early Cambrian Itabaiana mafic dikes (NE Brazil) and the final assembly of Gondwana

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 244, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 361-377

  Trindade, Ricardo I F ^a   D'Agrella Filho, Manoel S ^a   Epof, Igor ^a   Brito Neves, Benjamim B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Gondwana; Neoproterozoic; Paleogeography; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; MAFIC DIKES; NEOPROTEROZOIC; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM;

ARGON; GEOLOGY; HYSTERESIS; IRON; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MAGNETITE; MAGNETIZATION; MINERALS; ROCKS;

LEVEES;

CAMBRIAN; DIKE SWARM; GONDWANA; PALEOMAGNETISM;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33645516192     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.12.039     Document Type: Article

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