Paleomagnetic and geochemical studies of the Mesoproterozoic Satakunta dyke swarms, Finland, with implications for a Northern Europe - North America (NENA) connection within Nuna supercontinent

Precambrian Research

Volumn 244, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 170-191

  Salminen, J ^a,c   Mertanen, S ^b   Evans, D A D ^a   Wang, Z ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Late Mesoproterozoic; NENA; Nuna; Paleomagnetism; Rock magnetism; Subjotnian

Indexed keywords

BALTICA; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; DIKE SWARM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETISM; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; LAURENTIA; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; RECONSTRUCTION;

FINLAND; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84897470565     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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