Abstract
Paleodirections and -intensities were investigated for Pliocene volcanic units from Styria (Austria). Only four virtual geomagnetic poles (VGP) lie close to the geographic pole, while all others are concentrated in a narrow longitude sector oshore South America at low VGP latitudes and relatively low paleointensities were obtained. 39Ar/40Ar ages of 2 sites with low latitude VGPs agree at 2.47 0.11 Ma and allow for correlation of the Styrian transitional directions with cryptochron C2r.2r-1 of the geomagnetic polarity time scale.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | COBS Journal |
| Volume | 2020 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- paleomagnetism
- polarity timescale
- Styria
- volcanism