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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
The Palaeomagnetism of Late Cenozoic Volcanic Rocks from Kenya and Tanzania
Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 1, No. 4, Year 1958
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Palaeomagnetic results from 246 sites in the East African Cenozoic volcanics are reported. Palaeomagnetic pole positions are obtained for different age ranges as follows: 0–1.8 My, 104° E, 89° N, A95= 3° (54 sites); 1.8–7.0 My, 148° E, 87° N, A95, = 2° (102 sites); around 12 My, 187° E, 87° N, A95= 6° (22 sites); around 17 My, 163° E, 85° N, A95= 2° (62 sites). Apart from the youngest these poles show a far‐sided and righthanded tendency which is ascribed to a late Tertiary offset dipole field rather than to polar wander. For at least the past 7 My and possibly for the past 13 My, secular variation in East Africa has been large and in accord with model predictions for near equatorial sites. This contrasts with low secular variation observed in lavas younger than 5 My from the Hawaiian Islands. Copyright © 1958, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Authors & Co-Authors
Reilly, T. A.
Ireland, Dublin
Geological Survey Ireland
Raja, P. K.S.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Mussett, Alan E.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Brock, A.
Lesotho, Roma
National University of Lesotho
Statistics
Citations: 16
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1365-246X.1958.tb05339.x
ISSN:
00168009
e-ISSN:
1365246X
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Kenya
Tanzania