Palaeomagnetism and magnetic anisotropy of carboniferous red beds from the maritime provinces of canada: Evidence for shallow palaeomagnetic inclinations and implications for north american apparent polar wander

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1013-1029

  Bilardello, Dario ^a   Kodama, Kenneth P ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic fabrics and anisotropy; Magnetic mineralogy and petrology; Palaeomagnetism applied to geologic processes; Palaeomagnetism applied to Tectonics; Rock and mineral magnetism

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; CARBONIFEROUS; DEMAGNETIZATION; GOETHITE; HEMATITE; MAGHEMITE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FABRIC; MAGNETIC INCLINATION; MAGNETIC MINERAL; MAGNETITE; PALEOLATITUDE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PETROLOGY; RED BED; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TECTONIC ROTATION; THERMOREMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

CANADA; MARITIME PROVINCES;

EID: 77950118614     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04457.x     Document Type: Article

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