Paleomagnetism of Aptian-Albian sections from the Northern Apennines (Italy): Implications for the 150-100 Ma apparent polar wander of Adria and Africa

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 276, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 115-128

  Satolli, Sara ^a,b   Besse, Jean ^a   Calamita, Fernando ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adria; Africa; Aptian Albian; APWP; Italy; magnetostratigraphy; paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

ADRIA; AFRICA; APTIAN-ALBIAN; APWP; ITALY; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM;

GEOMAGNETISM; TECTONICS; TIME MEASUREMENT;

ROTATION;

ALBIAN; APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; APTIAN; CRETACEOUS; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; JURASSIC; MAGNETIC DECLINATION; MAGNETIC INCLINATION; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 55549108020     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.09.013     Document Type: Article

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