A precursor to the Matuyama-Brunhes reversal in Chinese loess and its palaeomagnetic and stratigraphic significance

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 829-842

  Jin, Chunsheng ^a   Liu, Qingsong ^a   Larrasoaña, Juan Cruz ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Magnetic fabrics and anisotropy; Palaeointensity; Reversals: process, timescale, magnetostratigraphy; Rock and mineral magnetism

Indexed keywords

CHINESE LOESS; GLOBAL FEATURE; HIGH RESOLUTION; LAVA FLOWS; MAGNETIC FABRICS; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGES; MARINE SEDIMENTS; PALAEOINTENSITY; POLARITY REVERSAL;

ISOTOPES; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC POLARITY; MINERALS; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

GEOMAGNETISM;

LOESS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAGNETIC FABRIC; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEOSOL; STRATIGRAPHY;

CHINA; LUOCHUAN; SHAANXI;

EID: 84863778806     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05537.x     Document Type: Article

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