Paleomagnetism of the 765 Ma Luakela volcanics in northwest Zambia and implications for Neoproterozoic positions of the Congo craton

American Journal of Science

Volumn 310, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1333-1344

  Wingate, Michael T D ^a,b   Pisarevsky, Sergei A ^a,c   De Waele, Bert ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d SRK CONSULTING   (Australia)

Author keywords

Congo craton; Katanga Supergroup; Lufilian Belt; Neoproterozoic; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; BASALT; DEFORMATION; GABBRO; HEMATITE; LAVA; MAFIC ROCK; MAGNETIZATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SYENITE;

CONGO CRATON; ZAMBIA;

EID: 79957513835     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/10.2010.05     Document Type: Article

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