Pyrrhotite remagnetizations in the Himalaya: A review

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 371, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 163-180

  Appel, E ^a   Crouzet, C ^b   Schill, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CURIE POINT; DEFORMATION; FOLDING; METAMORPHIC ROCK; OROGENY; PYRRHOTITE; REMAGNETIZATION; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC ROTATION; TECTONIC SETTING; TILT;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 84871568097     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP371.1     Document Type: Review

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