Palaeomagnetism and geochronology of the proterozoic dolerite dyke from southwest greenland: Indication of low palaeointensity

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-34

  Miki, Masako ^a   Taniguchi, Aya ^a   Yokoyama, Masahiko ^a   Gouzu, Chitaro ^b,c   Hyodo, Hironobu ^b   Uno, Koji ^d   Zaman, Haider ^a   Otofuji, Yo Ichiro ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c Hiruzen Research Institute of Geology and Chronology   (Japan)

^d OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arctic region; Palaeointensity; Rock and mineral magnetism

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; ARGON-ARGON DATING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIABASE; DIKE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMO; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GNEISS; GRAIN SIZE; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; MAGNETITE; MAGNETIZATION; MINERALOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; PYROXENE;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 70349979956     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04258.x     Document Type: Article

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