A palaeomagnetic study of Empress 1A, a stratigraphic drillhole in the Officer Basin: evidence for a low-latitude position of Australia in the Neoproterozoic

Sergei Pisarevsky, Zheng-Xiang Li, K. Grey, M.K. Stevens

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    Abstract

    A palaeomagnetic study of the continuously cored Empress 1A deep stratigraphic drillhole in the Officer Basin, Western Australia, has revealed a stable high-temperature remanence component for the Early Palaeozoic Table Hill Volcanics, and the Neoproterozoic Lupton, Steptoe, Kanpa, Hussar, and Browne Formations. The low inclination of the remanence supports a low-latitude position for Australia in the Neoproterozoic and Early Palaeozoic. These palaeolatitudinal estimates are consistent with the results of previous palaeomagnetic studies of Australian Neoproterozoic rocks, and support a low-latitude position during deposition of glaciogenic rocks in the Marinoan Lupton Formation. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)93-108
    JournalPrecambrian Research
    Volume110
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

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