Hydrothermal fluid-controlled remagnetization of sedimentary rocks in Korea: Tectonic importance of pervasive Tertiary remagnetization

Tectonophysics

Volumn 474, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 684-695

  Kim, Wonnyon ^a   Doh, Seong Jae ^a   Yu, Yongjae ^b   Lee, Jeong Jick ^a   Suk, Dongwoo ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Early Tertiary; Korea; Paleomagnetism; Remagnetization; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EARLY TERTIARY; KOREA; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMAGNETIZATION;

DEMAGNETIZATION; GEOMAGNETISM; IRON ORES; MINING; OXIDE MINERALS; POLES; ROTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATES; SULFIDE MINERALS; TECTONICS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

CRETACEOUS; DEMAGNETIZATION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMAGNETIZATION; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRAIN; TERTIARY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 69249230798     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.05.014     Document Type: Article

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