Paleocurrent patterns of the sedimentary sequence of the Taitao ophiolite constrained by anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility and paleomagnetic analyses

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 201, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 446-460

  Veloso, Eugenio E ^a   Anma, Ryo ^a   Ota, Tsutomu ^b   Komiya, Tsuyoshi ^b   Kagashima, Shin ichi ^c   Yamazaki, Toshitsugu ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility fabrics; Chile; Miocene; Paleocurrent; Rotation axis; Taitao ophiolite

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FAULT ZONE; GRAIN SIZE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MIOCENE; OPHIOLITE; PALEOCURRENT; PALEOMAGNETISM; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TECTONIC ROTATION;

AISEN; CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; TAITAO PENINSULA;

EID: 34848897193     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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