Palaeomagnetism and magnetostratigraphy of the Permian and Triassic of Spitsbergen: A review of progress and challenges

Polar Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 502-522

  Hounslow, Mark W ^a   Nawrocki, Jerzy ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b POLISH GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Magnet ostratigraphy; Palaeo magnetism; Permian; Remagnetization; Svalbard; Triassic

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; LITERATURE REVIEW; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PERMIAN; REMAGNETIZATION; TRIASSIC;

ARCTIC; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 56849101567     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: 17518369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2008.00075.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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