Ediacaran paleogeography of Laurentia: Paleomagnetism and 40Ar-39Ar geochronology of the 583Ma Baie des Moutons syenite, Quebec

Precambrian Research

Volumn 187, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 58-78

  McCausland, Phil J A ^a   Hankard, Fatim ^b   Van der Voo, Rob ^b   Hall, Chris M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotite; Equatorial dipole; Hornblende; Iapetus Ocean; Low temperature demagnetization; True polar wander

Indexed keywords

ARGON ISOTOPE; BIOTITE; DEMAGNETIZATION; EDIACARAN; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HORNBLENDE; LAURENTIA; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOLATITUDE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLATE MOTION; POLAR WANDERING; SYENITE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 79954845004     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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