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Palaeomagnetic measurements on rocks from Mt Crean to determine the continental drift of gondwanaland
Entry ID:
K045_1994_1995_NZ_1
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Abstract:
The Beacon sediments of East Antarctica were deposited over the Devonian to Triassic geological periods, from 400 to 200 million years ago. Palaeomagnetic measurements on these rocks provide information on the continental drift of Gondwanaland and the geological history can be inferred. Past dating of Antarctic rocks finds a single pole, for a time 160 million years ago in the Jurassic period ...
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Start Date:
1998-11-30
Stop Date:
1998-12-06
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Any remaining samples are stored in the Victoria University of Wellington rock collection, online on the PETLAB database.
For more information, please contact: Stephen Eager Collections Technician School of Geography, Environment and Earth Science Victoria University of Wellington Phone: +64 4 463 6192 Email: stephen.eager@vuw.ac.nz Data Set Progress
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Phone:
+61 03 6233 3645
Email:
Nerida.Bleakley at dpiw.tas.gov.au
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Water Management Planning, Water Resource Division
Department of Primary Industries and Water
PO BOX 44
City:
Hobart
Province or State:
Tasmania
Postal Code:
7001
Country:
Australia
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2009-05-21
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-06-06
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