Magnetostratigraphic correlations of Permian-Triassic marine-to-terrestrial sections from China

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 521-540

  Glen, J M G ^a,b   Nomade, S ^a,c   Lyons, J J ^d   Metcalfe, I ^e   Mundil, R ^a   Renne, P R ^a  

^a BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Magnetostratigraphy; Marine; Non marine; Paralic; Permian Triassic boundry

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOMAGNETISM; PARALIC ENVIRONMENT; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 69249208674     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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