Paleomagnetic study of the Messejana Plasencia dyke (Portugal and Spain): A lower Jurassic paleopole for the Iberian plate

Tectonophysics

Volumn 420, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 455-472

  Palencia Ortas, A ^a   Osete, M L ^a   Vegas, R ^a   Silva, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

CAMP; Dyke; Iberia; Jurassic; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

DEMAGNETIZATION; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; JURASSIC; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLATE TECTONICS; REMAGNETIZATION; TITANOMAGNETITE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33745213365     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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