Palaeomagnetic dating of the "Borne de Fer" ferricrete (NE France): Lower Cretaceous continental weathering

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 253, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 271-279

  Theveniaut H ^a   Quesnel, F ^a   Wyns, R ^a   Hugues, G ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Ferricrete; France; Geomorphology; Palaeomagnetism; Palaeosurface; Palaeoweathering

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DATING METHOD; FERRICRETE; GEOMAGNETISM; GOETHITE; HEMATITE; JURASSIC; KAOLINITE; LIMESTONE; MAGHEMITE; MARL; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEOSURFACE; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SAPROLITE; WEATHERING; WEATHERING PROFILE;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; LUXEMBOURG [BELGIUM]; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548543657     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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