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First paleomagnetism of eocene rocks from Gargano: Widespread overprint or non rotation?
Author(s) -
Speranza F.,
Kissel C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/93gl02816
Subject(s) - paleomagnetism , geology , clockwise , foreland basin , paleontology , polarity (international relations) , rotation (mathematics) , apparent polar wander , molasse , peninsula , magnetostratigraphy , fold (higher order function) , geophysics , tectonics , geometry , geography , mathematics , mechanical engineering , genetics , archaeology , biology , cell , engineering
A paleomagnetic study was carried out in the Gargano Peninsula on 37 sites (500 cores) of mainly Eocene age. Eight normal polarity directions can be interpreted either in terms of remagnetization, or of a small post Middle‐Eocene counterclockwise rotation of Adriatic foreland with respect to stable Africa. The reverse directions seem to result from a widespread remagnetization.