Paleomagnetic investigation of quaternary sediment at Tlapacoya, México and at Valsequillo, Puebla, México

Paleomagnetic data for Pleistocene and Holocene sediments at two localities in Mexico's Transverse Volcanic Belt record normal polarity. Although the data for Tlapacoya, Mexico, are detailed for about 25,000 - 5,000 yrs B. P., the high scatter of directions within most of the 61 horizons indica...

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Autores: Liddicoat, J.C., Coe , R. S., Lambert, P. W., Malde, H. E., Steen-Mcintyre, V.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1981
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Geofísica Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx:article/45
Acceso en línea:http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/45
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Paleomagnetismo
Sedimentos
Cuaternario
Eje Transversal Mexicano
Tlapacoya
Valsequillo
Puebla (México)
Paleomagnetism
Sediments
Quaternary
Mexican Transversal Belt
Puebla (Mexico)
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Sumario:Paleomagnetic data for Pleistocene and Holocene sediments at two localities in Mexico's Transverse Volcanic Belt record normal polarity. Although the data for Tlapacoya, Mexico, are detailed for about 25,000 - 5,000 yrs B. P., the high scatter of directions within most of the 61 horizons indicates the paleomagnetic field was not recorded well enough that inferences can be made about the pattern of secular variation. Samples from Valsequillo, Puebla, demonstrate that portions of the V alsequillo Gravels are suitable for a magneto stratigraphic investigation, and were used in an unsuccessful attempt to date artifacts at the Hueyatlaco archeological site.