Paleomagnetic study of NeoArchean-Paleoproterozoic dykes in the Kaapvaal Craton

Precambrian Research

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 523-552

  Lubnina, Natalia ^a   Ernst, Richard ^b,c   Klausen, Martin ^d   Söderlund, Ulf ^e  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b Ernst Geosciences   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baddeleyite; Kaapvaal Craton; NeoArchean Paleoproterozoic; Paleomagnetism; U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BADDELEYITE; DIKE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC DECLINATION; MAGNETIC INCLINATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; TEMPERATURE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

KAAPVAAL CRATON;

EID: 78449284620     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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