Magnetic fabric studies of the Nipissing sill province and Senneterre dykes, Canadian shield, and implications for emplacement

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 507-528

  Palmer, H C ^a   Ernst, R E ^b,c   Buchan, K L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Ernst Geosciences   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

MAGMATIC EVENT; MAGNETIC FABRIC; PALEOMAGNETIC;

GEOMAGNETISM;

CORRELATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIABASE; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; MAGMATISM; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELD; PALEOMAGNETISM; SILL;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447095230     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E06-096     Document Type: Article

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