New palaeomagnetic data supporting the extent of the stable body of the South China Block since the Cretaceous and some implications on magnetization acquisition of red beds

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1327-1336

  Tsuneki, Yosuke ^a   Morinaga, Hayao ^a   Liu, Yuyan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Asia; Continental tectonics: Extensional; Dynamics and mechanics of faulting; Magnetic mineralogy and petrology; Palaeomagnetism applied to geologic processes; Palaeomagnetism applied to tectonics

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CRETACEOUS; DEMAGNETIZATION; MAGNETIC MINERAL; PALEOMAGNETISM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RED BED; SANDSTONE; VIRTUAL GEOMAGNETIC POLE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 69149095963     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04222.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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