Primary curvature in the Mid-Continent Rift: Paleomagnetism of the Portage Lake Volcanics (northern Michigan, USA)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 425, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 71-82

  Hnat, James S ^a   van der Pluijm, Ben A ^a   van der Voo, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Curved belt; Mid Continent rift; Orocline; Paleomagnetism; Portage Lake Volcanics

Indexed keywords

CURVATURE; DEMAGNETIZATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; RIFT ZONE; RIFTING; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; PORTAGE LAKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748768778     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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