Paleomagnetic and rock magnetic study with emphasis on the Precambrian intrusions and impact structures in Fennoscandia and South Africa

• Main Author: Salminen, Johanna
• Other Authors: University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Helsingin yliopisto, matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, fysiikan laitos, Helsingfors universitet, matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, institutionen för fysik, Elming, Sten-Åke, Pesonen, Lauri
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2010
• Subjects: geofysiikka; Jänisjärvi; Salla; Fennoscandia; Geomagnetic Pole; karelia*; North Finland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/21257

The importance of supercontinents in our understanding of the geological evolution of the planet Earth has been recently emphasized. The role of paleomagnetism in reconstructing lithospheric blocks in their ancient paleopositions is vital. Paleomagnetism is the only quantitative tool for providing a...