The tortonian reference section at monte dei corvi (Italy): Evidence for early remanence acquisition in greigite-bearing sediments

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-143

  Husing S K ^a   Dekkers, M J ^a   Franke, C ^a,b   Krijgsman, W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Europe; Magnetostratigraphy; Rock and mineral magnetism

Indexed keywords

DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; GREIGITE; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERAL PROPERTY; MIOCENE; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; ROCK PROPERTY; TORTONIAN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349994621     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04301.x     Document Type: Article

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