Internal deformation of the Shan-Thai block inferred from paleomagnetism of Jurassic sedimentary rocks in Northern Thailand

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 530-541

  Aihara, Kazuyoshi ^a   Takemoto, Kazuhiro ^a   Zaman, Haider ^a   Inokuchi, Hiroo ^b   Miura, Daisuke ^c   Surinkum, Adichat ^d   Paiyarom, Apichat ^d   Phajuy, Burapha ^e   Chantraprasert, Sarawute ^e   Panjasawatwong, Yuenyong ^e   Wongpornchai, Pisanu ^e   Otofuji, Yo ichiro ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^c CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^d Department of Mineral Resources ^*  (Thailand)

^e CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Continent; Paleomagnetism; Shan Thai block; Southeast Asia; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BLOCK ROTATION; DEFORMATION; DEMAGNETIZATION; JURASSIC; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SANDSTONE; TECTONIC ROTATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 34247397474     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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