Palaeomagnetic results from the Palaeozoic basement of the southern Drummond Basin, central Queensland, Australia

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 473-485

  Anderson, Kari L ^a   Lackie, Mark A ^b   Clark, David A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

APWP; Australia; Drummond Basin; Palaeomagnetism; Palaeozoic

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; BATHOLITH; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEOZOIC; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 8744235821     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02393.x     Document Type: Article

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