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Remanent Magnetism of the Cretaceous Basalts of Madagascar

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A GENERAL study of the remanent magnetism of volcanic rocks from Madagascar has been undertaken since the beginning of 1958 under the direction of Dr. H. Besairie, chief of the Geological Department of Madagascar.

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  1. Observatoire du Puy de Dôme, Université de Clermont, 12 Avenue des Landais, Clermont-Ferrand

    A. ROCHE

  2. Observatoire de Tananarive,

    L. CATTALA

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ROCHE, A., CATTALA, L. Remanent Magnetism of the Cretaceous Basalts of Madagascar. Nature 183, 1049–1050 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831049a0

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