Origin of orogenic remagnetizations in Mississippian carbonates, Sawtooth Range, Montana

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  O'Brien, V J ^a   Moreland, K M ^a   Elmore, R D ^a   Engel, M H ^a   Evans, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT PROPAGATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; MAGNETIC DECLINATION; MISSISSIPPIAN; OROGENY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PETROGRAPHY; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; THRUST;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SALVIA SCLAREA;

EID: 34548416178     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004699     Document Type: Article

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