Age and paleomagnetic signature of the Alnø carbonatite complex (NE Sweden): Additional controversy for the Neoproterozoic paleoposition of Baltica

Precambrian Research

Volumn 154, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 159-174

  Meert, Joseph G ^a   Walderhaug, Harald J ^b   Torsvik, Trond H ^c,d,e   Hendriks, Bart W H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; Aln ; Baltica; Carbonatite; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BALTICA; BIOTITE; CAMBRIAN; CARBONATITE; EDIACARAN; MAGNETIC DECLINATION; MAGNETIC INCLINATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; POLAR WANDERING; PROTEROZOIC; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 33947729535     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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