Paleomagnetism of the late Cryogenian Nantuo Formation and paleogeographic implications for the South China Block

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 164-177

  Zhang, Shihong ^a   Evans, David A D ^b   Li, Haiyan ^a   Wu, Huaichun ^a   Jiang, Ganqing ^c   Dong, Jin ^a   Zhao, Qingle ^a   Raub, Timothy D ^b   Yang, Tianshui ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Global reconstruction; Nantuo Formation; Neoproterozoic; Paleomagnetism; South China Block

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; DEVONIAN; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; RECONSTRUCTION; REMAGNETIZATION; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

CHINA; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 84878625921     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.11.022     Document Type: Article

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