How accurate is "paleomagnetic dating"? New evidence from historical lavas from Mount Etna

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Speranza, Fabio ^a   Branca, Stefano ^a   Coltelli, Mauro ^a   Caracciolo, Francesca D'Ajello ^a   Vigliotti, Luigi ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAGNETIZATION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; LAVA; MAGNETIZATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; SECULAR VARIATION; VOLCANIC ROCK;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547897060     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004496     Document Type: Article

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