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A note on the palaeomagnetism of the Late Precambrian Malani Rhyolites near Jodhpur - India

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Title (Dublin Core)

en-US A note on the palaeomagnetism of the Late Precambrian Malani Rhyolites near Jodhpur - India

Description (Dublin Core)

en-US Palaeomagnetic properties from a series of mainly rhyolitic lava flows from the Malani volcanic suite in Rajasthan-India, dated at 745±10 my, were studied by means of alternating fields and thermal demagnetization methods. The mean direction of the characteristic magnetization component, of both normal and reversed polarity: D = 354.5°, I = +53.5°, α95 = 8°, N = 10, (Pole: S0.5° N, 43.5° E, dp = 8°, dm = 11.5°) is in good agreement with earlier results obtained by Athavale et al. (1963). The fold test gives a positive result and the above mentioned mean direction from the Malani rhyolites is in agreement with other Precambrian data from the Indian subcontinent. Therefore, this mean direction is interpreted to represent the primary magnetization direction. The position and orientation of the Indian subcontinent about 745 my ago was more or less alike its present-day orientation, however, at that time India was situated at a slightly higher latitude.
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Creator (Dublin Core)

Klootwijk, C.T.

Subject (Dublin Core)

en-US Palaeomagnetism
en-US Precambrian Malani Rhyolites
en-US Malani Rhyolites
en-US India
en-US Data

Publisher (Dublin Core)

en-US Journal of Geophysics

Date (Dublin Core)

1975-01-03

Type (Dublin Core)

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
en-US Peer-reviewed Article

Format (Dublin Core)

application/pdf

Identifier (Dublin Core)

https://journal.geophysicsjournal.com/JofG/article/view/118

Source (Dublin Core)

en-US Journal of Geophysics; Vol 41 No 1 (1975): Journal of Geophysics; 189-200
2643-2986
2643-9271

Language (Dublin Core)

eng

Relation (Dublin Core)

https://journal.geophysicsjournal.com/JofG/article/view/118/80