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Rotation of Sardinia: Palaeomagnetic Evidence from Permian Rocks

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PALAEOMAGNETIC data from Middle Tertiary rocks have not decisively shown any rotation of Sardinia1. Rocks of Permian age, which seemed most suitable for detecting rotations of the Southern Alps2,3, Corsica4 and the Iberian Peninsula5, were therefore collected in Sardinia in the hope of finding more conclusive evidence.

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  1. Palaeomagnetic Laboratory, Fort Hoofddijk, State University of Utrecht,

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  2. Geological Institute, State University of Utrecht,

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ZIJDERVELD, J., DE JONG, K. & VAN DER VOO, R. Rotation of Sardinia: Palaeomagnetic Evidence from Permian Rocks. Nature 226, 933–934 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226933a0

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