Palaeomagnetism and magnetic anisotropy of late Neoproterozoic strata, South Australia: Implications for the palaeolatitude of late Cryogenian glaciation, cap carbonate and the Ediacaran System

Precambrian Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 35-52

  Schmidt, Phillip W ^a   Williams, George E ^b   McWilliams, Michael O ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elatina Formation; Glaciation; Neoproterozoic; Nuccaleena Formation; Palaeomagnetism; South Australia

Indexed keywords

BASIN; COMPACTION; GLACIATION; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; STRATOTYPE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70349098065     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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