Coastal and Baja California paleomagnetism reconsidered

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1268-1280

  Dickinson, William R ^a   Butler, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; GEOMAGNETISM; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

BAJA CALIFORNIA; LOWER CRETACEOUS; PALEOMAGNETIC DATA; PALEOMAGNETIC DIRECTIONS; PENINSULAR RANGES BATHOLITH; PRIMARY REMANENCE; SEDIMENTARY STRATA; TECTONIC TRANSPORT;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

CENOZOIC; MESOZOIC; PALEOMAGNETISM;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84879883541     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1998)110<1268:CABCPR>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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