Paleogeographic and tectonic implications of the first paleomagnetic results from the Middle-Late Cambrian Mesón Group: NW Argentina

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-99

  Spagnuolo, Cecilia M ^a   Rapalini, Augusto E ^a   Astini, Ricardo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Gondwana; Northwestern Argentina; Orocline; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; GONDWANA; HEMATITE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PETROGRAPHY; QUARTZITE; SANDSTONE; TECTONICS;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 39649110357     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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