PALEOMAGNETISM AND K-AR DATING OF PERMIAN, TRIASSIC, AND CRETACEOUS ROCKS FROM MOROCCO

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WESTPHAL, M [1 ]
MONTIGNY, R [1 ]
THUIZAT, R [1 ]
BARDON, C [1 ]
BOSSERT, A [1 ]
HAMZEH, R [1 ]
ROLLEY, JP [1 ]
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[1] ENTIMA, F-30107 ALES, FRANCE
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10.1139/e79-202
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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We have samples and studied volcanic rocks from the whole of Morocco. Permo-Carboniferous rocks give a magnetic pole situated at 36oN and 238oE (four sites, K = 23, A95 = 20o). Triassic dolerites dated on plagioclases from 205-180 Ma have a mean pole at 72oN, 218oE (34 sites, K = 17.A95 = 6o). Middle Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous basalts and dolerites from l'Atlas de Beni Mellal (ages from 170-120 Ma) have a pole at 45oN and 251oE (13 sites, K = 26.A95 = 8o). The results may be interpreted by clockwise rotation within Morocco. We compare them also with those from other continents.-Authors
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