Palaeomagnetism and K-Ar dating of cretaceous basalts from Mongolia

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 898-908

  Hankard, Fatim ^a   Cogné, Jean Pascal ^a   Quidelleur, Xavier ^a   Bayasgalan, Amgalan ^b   Lkhagvadorj, P ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b MONGOLIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Basalts; Cretaceous; K Ardating; Mongolia; Palaeo magnetism

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; BASALT; CRETACEOUS; DEMAGNETIZATION; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETIZATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; SUTURE ZONE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GOBI DESERT; MONGOLIA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; SIBERIA;

EID: 34250377985     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03292.x     Document Type: Article

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