The Kiaman Reversed Polarity Superchron at Kiama: Toward a field strength estimate based on single silicate crystals

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 169, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 49-58

  Cottrell, Rory D ^a   Tarduno, John A ^a   Roberts, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geomagnetism; Kiaman; Paleointensity; Paleomagnetism; Reversal; Single silicate crystal; Superchron

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; EXPERIMENTS; FELDSPAR; GEOMAGNETISM; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETISM; POWDERS; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICATES;

AUSTRALIA; FIELD STRENGTHS; KIAMAN; MAGNETIC INCLUSIONS; PALEO INTENSITIES; PALEOINTENSITY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PERMO-CARBONIFEROUS; PLAGIOCLASE CRYSTALS; REVERSAL; REVERSE POLARITY; SILICATE CRYSTALS; SINGLE DOMAINS; SINGLE SILICATE CRYSTAL; SUPERCHRON;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

CARBONIFEROUS; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; LAVA; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; PALEOMAGNETISM; PERMIAN; PLAGIOCLASE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KIAMA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 52949096089     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2008.07.041     Document Type: Article

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