Neoproterozoic evolution of Rodinia: constraints from new paleomagnetic data on the western margin of the Siberian craton

Russian Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-45

  Metelkin, D V ^a   Vernikovsky, V A ^a   Kazansky, A Yu ^a  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Neoproterozoic; paleomagnetic pole; Rodinia; Siberian craton

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; OCEAN BASIN; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIAN CRATON;

EID: 34250709659     PISSN: 10687971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rgg.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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