Paleomagnetism of Dubawnt Supergroup, Baker Lake Basin, Nunavut, Canada: Refining Laurentia's Paleoproterozoic apparent polar wander path

• Main Author: Raub, Theresa M. D.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Yale University 2008
• Subjects: Geology|Geophysics; Nunavut; Canada; Wharton; Baker Lake
• Online Access: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3317272

Shortly after amalgamation of Archean cratons in Laurentia, ca. 1.9-1.8 Ga, its global paleogeographic position and sense of plate motion remains uncertain. Critical review of existing paleomagnetic data through this interval demonstrates that only a few results pass stringent reliability filters as...