Laccolithic, as opposed to cauldron subsidence, emplacement of the Eastern Mourne pluton, N. Ireland: Evidence from anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-110

  Stevenson, Carl T E ^a   Owens, William H ^a   Hutton, Donald H W ^a   Hood, David N ^b   Meighan, Ian G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; HOST ROCK; LACCOLITH; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FABRIC; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PLUTON; SUBSIDENCE; UPLIFT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846231787     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016076492006-008     Document Type: Article

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