Upper Permian magnetic stratigraphy of the lower Beaufort Group, Karoo Basin

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 375, Issue , 2013, Pages 123-134

  Lanci, L ^a   Tohver, E ^b   Wilson, A ^c   Flint, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Illawaran interval; Karoo Basin; Kiaman superchron; Late Permian; Magnetic stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ILLAWARAN INTERVAL; KAROO BASIN; KAROO LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES; KIAMAN SUPERCHRON; LATE PERMIAN; NATURAL REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; PALEOMAGNETIC ANALYSIS; WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE , SOUTH AFRICA;

DEPOSITION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMAGNETISM; LEAD; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; STRATIGRAPHY;

SEDIMENTS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMAGNETISM; GONDWANA; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; NATURAL REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; PERMIAN; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

GLOSSOPTERIS;

EID: 84881543921     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.05.017     Document Type: Article

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