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Paleomagnetism in orogenic belts
Author(s) -
Van Der Voo Rob,
Channell James E. T.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg018i002p00455
Subject(s) - paleomagnetism , geology , craton , tectonics , paleontology , continental drift , geophysics , seismology , earth science
Paleomagnetism is a quantitative tool for determining relative displacements and rotations of rock bodies in the geological past. During the last 20 years, paleomagnetic work in continental cratons has contributed greatly to our understanding of continental drift, but more recently, paleomagnetism has begun to be used on a more local scale, to elucidate tectonic problems in mountain belts. We have selected several geographical areas which illustrate an approach to paleomagnetism in mountain belts.