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Title: Paleomagnetism and40Ar/39Ar ages from volcanics extruded during the Matuyama and Brunhes Chrons near McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (Dataset)
Paleomagnetic, rock magnetic, or geomagnetic data found in the MagIC data repository from a paper titled: Paleomagnetism and40Ar/39Ar ages from volcanics extruded during the Matuyama and Brunhes Chrons near McMurdo Sound, Antarctica  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2126298
PAR ID:
10558631
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Magnetics Information Consortium (MagIC)
Date Published:
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Igneous Extrusive Lava Flow Basalt 55000 4470000 Years BP
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
(East Bound Longitude:169.38; North Bound Latitude:-78.4; South Bound Latitude:-77.46; West Bound Longitude:163.22); (Latitude:-77.46; Longitude:169.23); (Latitude:-77.47; Longitude:169.23); (Latitude:-77.51; Longitude:169.38); (Latitude:-77.55; Longitude:166.2); (Latitude:-77.55; Longitude:166.2); (Latitude:-77.57; Longitude:166.23); (Latitude:-77.57; Longitude:166.23); (Latitude:-77.58; Longitude:166.23); (Latitude:-77.64; Longitude:166.41); (Latitude:-77.64; Longitude:166.41); (Latitude:-77.83; Longitude:166.67); (Latitude:-77.84; Longitude:166.76); (Latitude:-77.84; Longitude:166.7); (Latitude:-77.85; Longitude:166.64); (Latitude:-77.85; Longitude:166.69); (Latitude:-77.86; Longitude:165.23); (Latitude:-77.88; Longitude:165.02); (Latitude:-77.8; Longitude:166.72); (Latitude:-77.8; Longitude:166.83); (Latitude:-77.8; Longitude:166.83); (Latitude:-78.21; Longitude:166.49); (Latitude:-78.21; Longitude:166.57); (Latitude:-78.24; Longitude:163.36); (Latitude:-78.24; Longitude:163.36); (Latitude:-78.25; Longitude:163.22); (Latitude:-78.29; Longitude:164.73); (Latitude:-78.2; Longitude:166.54); (Latitude:-78.31; Longitude:164.8); (Latitude:-78.34; Longitude:164.28); (Latitude:-78.34; Longitude:164.87); (Latitude:-78.36; Longitude:164.26); (Latitude:-78.36; Longitude:164.3); (Latitude:-78.37; Longitude:164.12); (Latitude:-78.37; Longitude:164.24); (Latitude:-78.38; Longitude:164.34); (Latitude:-78.38; Longitude:164.34); (Latitude:-78.39; Longitude:164.12); (Latitude:-78.39; Longitude:164.21); (Latitude:-78.39; Longitude:164.21); (Latitude:-78.39; Longitude:164.23); (Latitude:-78.39; Longitude:164.27); (Latitude:-78.39; Longitude:164.27); (Latitude:-78.39; Longitude:164.2); (Latitude:-78.4; Longitude:164.21); (Latitude:-78.4; Longitude:164.27); (Latitude:-78.4; Longitude:164.27)
Right(s):
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Institution:
Paleomagnetic Lab Scripps Institution Of Oceanography, UCSD, USA
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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