Paleomagnetic study on mid-Paleoproterozoic rocks from the Rio de la Plata craton: Implications for Atlantica

• Published in: Gondwana Research
• Main Authors: Rapalini, Augusto Ernesto, Bettucci Sanchez, Leda, Badgen, Ezequiel, Vasquez, Carlos Alberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Atlantica; Paleomagnetism; Paleoproterozoic; Rio de La Plata Craton; South America; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Uruguay; Augusto; Leda; Geomagnetic Pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/60376

The first successful paleomagnetic study on middle Paleoproterozoic rocks from the Rio de la Plata craton is reported. Samples collected from the Soca and Isla Mala granitic bodies, located in southern Uruguay, provided characteristic remanences that were used to compute the first paleomagnetic pole...