An overview of palaeomagnetic chronology with special reference to the South African hominid sites

dc.contributor.author	McFadden, P. L.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-09T10:16:50Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-09T10:16:50Z
dc.date.issued	1980
dc.description	Main article	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	The phenomena of secular variation, polarity reversals and apparent polar wander are discussed. The calibration of each of these phenomena for use in palaeomagnetic chronology is outlined and the use of each of these calibrated scales for dating is briefly explained. A successful application of the polarity reversal dating technique is presented as an example of the potential for palaeomagnetic chronology in South Africa. In this example it is shown that the age of the important Member 3 in Makapan is about 3 My. It is concluded that palaeomagnetic chronology has a vast potential in South Africa ; a palaeomagnetic laboratory specifically oriented to chronological problems would be extremely valuable.	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	None	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	None	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0078-8554
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10539/16325
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	None;
dc.subject	palaeomagnetic; hominid sites; South Africa	en_ZA
dc.title	An overview of palaeomagnetic chronology with special reference to the South African hominid sites	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA

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