Terrane-specific rock magnetic characteristics preserved in glacimarine sediment from southern coastal Alaska

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1269-1282

  Cowan, Ellen A ^a   Brachfeld, Stefanie A ^b   Powell, Ross D ^c   Schoolfield, Stephanie C ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOMAGNETISM; GLACIERS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS;

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; DIAGENETIC ALTERATION; GLACIMARINE SEDIMENT; ROCK MAGNETIC CHARACTERISTICS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PALEOCLIMATE; PROVENANCE; PYRRHOTITE; TERRANE;

ALASKA; GLACIER BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846263075     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E06-042     Document Type: Article

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