Palaeomagnetism and tectonics of middle America and adjacent regions Part 1

Investigations, unified under the working hypothesis of plate tectonics, have produced a revolution in the earth sciences over the past decades. The effects of this have been profound since it has lead to a reexamination of the vast amount of available geological and geophysical data and of the appr...

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Author: Urrutia Fucugauchi, J.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1981
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repository:Geofísica Internacional
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx:article/984
Online Access:http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/984
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Paleomagnetismo
Tectónica
Geología
Geofísica
Ciencias de la Tierra
Palaeomagnetic
Paleomagnetism
Tectonics
Geological
Geophysical
Earth sciences
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Summary:Investigations, unified under the working hypothesis of plate tectonics, have produced a revolution in the earth sciences over the past decades. The effects of this have been profound since it has lead to a reexamination of the vast amount of available geological and geophysical data and of the approach for obtaining new information. Palaeomagnetism has played a major role in this endevour. Palaeomagnetic data have contributed to define the relative positions of crustal blocks through geological time, and constituted a compelling evidence in favour of the hypothesis of continental drift.