Paleomagnetic results from Tertiary volcanic strata and intrusions, Absaroka Volcanic Supergroup, Yellowstone National Park and vicinity: Contributions to the North American apparent polar wander path

Tectonophysics

Volumn 485, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 245-259

  Harlan, Stephen S ^a   Morgan, Lisa A ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent polar wander; Cenozoic volcanism; Magnetic anomalies; Paleomagnetism; Rock magnetism; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

BASALT FLOW; CENOZOIC VOLCANISM; COERCIVITIES; DATA YIELDS; IN-SITU; INTRUSIVE ROCKS; MAGNETIC ANOMALIES; MAGNETIC CHARACTERISTIC; MAGNETIC DATA; NORTH AMERICAN; RELATIVE STABILITIES; REVERSE POLARITY; ROCK MAGNETISM; THERMOREMANENT MAGNETIZATION; TITANOMAGNETITES; VOLCANICLASTICS; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKS;

COERCIVE FORCE; DEMAGNETIZATION; GEOMAGNETISM; LITHOLOGY; POLES; REMANENCE; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

PARKS;

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; CENOZOIC; DEMAGNETIZATION; EOCENE; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAGNETIC DECLINATION; MAGNETIC INCLINATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; THERMOREMANENT MAGNETIZATION; TITANOMAGNETITE; VIRTUAL GEOMAGNETIC POLE; VOLCANISM;

UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 77950537967     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.12.025     Document Type: Article

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