Preliminary report on the paleomagnetism of 1.88ga dykes from the bastar and dharwar cratons, peninsular india

Gondwana Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 335-343

  Meert, Joseph G ^a   Pandit, Manoj K ^b   Pradhan, Vimal R ^a   Kamenov, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Bastar craton; Columbia; India; Paleomagnetism; Supercontinent

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CRATON; DIKE; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAGNETIZATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; RECONSTRUCTION;

DHARWAR CRATON; INDIA;

EID: 79960326980     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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