Magnetic reorientation induced by pressure solution: A potential mechanism for orogenic-scale remagnetizations

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 265, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 525-534

  Oliva Urcia, Belén ^a,b   Pueyo, Emilio L ^c   Larrasoaña, Juan C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

pressure solution cleavage; Pyrenees; widespread remagnetization

Indexed keywords

OROGENIC FLUIDS; PRESSURE SOLUTION CLEAVAGE; REMAGNETIZATION;

DISSOLUTION; LITHOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

GEOMAGNETISM;

CRETACEOUS; EOCENE; FOLDING; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMAGNETIZATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TILT; TRIASSIC;

EURASIA; EUROPE; JACA-PAMPLONA BASIN; PYRENEES; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 38049125107     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.10.032     Document Type: Article

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