Palaeomagnetic and anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility data bearing on the emplacement of the Western Granite, Isle of Rum, NW Scotland

Geological Magazine

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 419-436

  Petronis, M S ^a,d   O'Driscoll, B ^b,e   Troll, V R ^b   Emeleus, C H ^c   Geissman, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility; Granite; Isle of Rum; Magma emplacement; Palaeomagnetism

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; GRANITE; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY;

ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; BULK SUSCEPTIBILITY; ISLE OF RUM; MAGMA EMPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC FOLIATION; MAGNETIC LINEATIONS; PALAEOMAGNETISM; ULTRABASIC ROCKS;

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

AUREOLE; DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PERIDOTITE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; RUM; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349212359     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756808005827     Document Type: Article

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