Uplift deduced from remanent magnetization of a proterozoic basic dyke and the baked country rock in the hoting area, central Sweden: A palaeomagnetic and 40Ar/39Ar study

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-78

  Elming, S A ^a   Moakhar, M O ^b   Layer, P ^c   Donadini, F ^d  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Palaeointensity; Palaeomagnetism applied to tectonics; Remagnetization

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; COUNTRY ROCK; DIKE; GABBRO; HOST ROCK; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; REMAGNETIZATION; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; UPLIFT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

BALTIC SHIELD; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 70349989277     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04265.x     Document Type: Article

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