Paleomagnetic Results from the Late Carboniferous/Early Permian Casper Formation: Implications for Northern Appalachian Tectonics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1981
Department
Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Abstract
Paleomagnetic samples were collected from 190 m of the Late Carboniferous/Early Permian Casper Formation in southeastern Wyoming. A total of 549 samples was drilled near the vicinity of Horse Creek Station at an average stratigraphic interval of 33 cm. All samples were reversely magnetized. Rock magnetic analyses indicate that the primary carrier of remanence in the formation is hematite. A selection criterion applied to the partial demagnetized data restricted the sample population to 233, resulting in a paleomagnetic North Pole located at 47.4°N, 127.4°E (δp=0.7; δm=1.4). The Casper pole agrees well with other Late Carboniferous/Early Permian poles for cratonic North America. The tight clustering of these paleomagnetic poles suggests that little apparent polar motion with respect to North America occurred during this time. Comparing the stable North American poles with paleomagnetic poles from Late Carboniferous/Early Permian strata of the New England-Canadian Maritime region (Acadia) indicates that this region did not reach its present position relative to North America until at least the Early Permian.
Publication Title
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Recommended Citation
Diehl, J.,
&
Shive, P.
(1981).
Paleomagnetic Results from the Late Carboniferous/Early Permian Casper Formation: Implications for Northern Appalachian Tectonics.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters,
54(2), 281-292.
http://doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(81)90011-X
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© 1981