Paleomagnetism of the Neoproterozoic diamictites of the Qiaoenbrak formation in the Aksu area, NW China: Constraints on the paleogeographic position of the Tarim Block

Precambrian Research

Volumn 226, Issue , 2013, Pages 75-90

  Wen, Bin ^a   Li, Yong Xiang ^a   Zhu, Wenbin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diamictites; Neoproterozoic; Paleomagnetism; Snowball Earth; Tarim Block

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; DIAMICTITE; DISPLACEMENT; GONDWANA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETITE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOLATITUDE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; SUPERCONTINENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AKSU; CHINA; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84871966359     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.10.018     Document Type: Article

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