Paleomagnetism of the Cu-Zn-Pb-bearing Kupferschiefer black shale (Upper Permian) at Sangerhausen, Germany

Mineralium Deposita

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-152

  Symons, David T A ^a   Kawasaki, Kazuo ^a   Walther, Sabine ^b   Borg, Gregor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eastern Germany; Geochronology; Kupferschiefer ore; Paleomagnetism; Sangerhausen mining district

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; BLACK SHALE; COPPER; DEMAGNETIZATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT ZONE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GYPSUM; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; JURASSIC; LEAD; MARL; MINERALIZATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; PERMIAN; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SYNCLINE; ZINC;

GERMANY; SANGERHAUSEN; SAXONY-ANHALT;

EID: 79251603360     PISSN: 00264598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00126-010-0319-2     Document Type: Article

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