Paleomagnetism of the Fort Knox Stock, Alaska, and rotation of the Yukon-Tanana terrane after 92.5 Ma

Tectonophysics

Volumn 419, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 13-26

  Symons, D T A ^a   McCausland, P J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alaska; Fort Knox; Paleomagnetism; Tectonics; Yukon Tanana terrane

Indexed keywords

DEMAGNETIZATION; GRANODIORITE; MAGNETITE; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; TECTONICS;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YUKON-TANANA TERRANE;

EID: 33744551983     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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