Paleomagnetism and cunterclockwise tectonic rotation of the Eocene-Oligocene Lyre, Quimper, and Marrowstone formations, Northeast Olympic Peninsula, Washington State, USA

Newsletters on Stratigraphy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-138

  Prothero, Donald R ^a   Draus, Elizabeth ^a   Nesbitt, Elizabeth A ^b   Smiley, Tara M ^b   Burns, Casey' ^b  

^a OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Eocene; Oligocene; Paleomagnetism; Tectonics; Washington

Indexed keywords

DEMAGNETIZATION; EOCENE-OLIGOCENE BOUNDARY; MAGNETITE; PALEOMAGNETISM; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; TECTONIC ROTATION; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

NORTH AMERICA; OLYMPIC PENINSULA; QUIMPER PENINSULA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 65749117725     PISSN: 00780421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0078-0421/2009/0043-0127     Document Type: Article

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