Proterozoic transcurrent tectonics: Palaeomagnetic evidence from Venezuela and Africa

Tullis C. Onstott; R. B. Hargraves

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Proterozoic transcurrent tectonics: Palaeomagnetic evidence from Venezuela and Africa

Tullis C. Onstott, R. B. Hargraves

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Comparison of palaeomagnetic poles from the Guayana Shield with the published Precambrian palaeomagnetic record for Africa suggests that large-scale (thousands of kilometres) transcurrent motions have occurred along Upper Proterozoic mobile belts in South America and Africa. Displacements of such magnitude are consistent with a transform model for Precambrian mobile belts.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	131-136
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nature
Volume	289
Issue number	5794
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/289131a0
State	Published - 1981

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