A review of Precambrian palaeomagnetism of Australia: Palaeogeography, supercontinents, glaciations and true polar wander

Gondwana Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1164-1185

  Schmidt, Phillip W ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Australia; Palaeomagnetism; Precambrian; Proterozoic

Indexed keywords

CRATON; GLACIATION; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; POLAR WANDERING; PRECAMBRIAN; SUPERCONTINENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84893794469     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2013.12.007     Document Type: Review

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