Paleomagnetism of Jurassic carbonate rocks from Sardinia: No indication of post-Jurassic internal block rotations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Kirscher, U ^a   Aubele, K ^a   Muttoni, G ^b   Ronchi, A ^c   Bachtadse, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; CARBONATE ROCK; CARBONIFEROUS; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEMAGNETIZATION; JURASSIC; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; OROGENY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PERMIAN; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SEDIMENT CORE; STRATIGRAPHY;

ITALY; SARDINIA;

EID: 84055221891     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008422     Document Type: Article

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