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Meert et al. 2026
Meert, J., M.K. Pandit, A.K. Sinha, S. Kwafo, M. Williams, B. Panigrahi, S.J. Malone, T. Endale, , and D.M. Banerjee, 2026: Quarter century of Indian Precambrian paleomagnetism: The assembly of Peninsular India and its role in Proterozoic supercontinents. Earth-Sci. Rev., 281, 105600, doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2026.105600.
Over the past 25 years, Precambrian paleomagnetic research in Peninsular India has grown significantly. The quality of data from these studies has improved markedly, resulting in more than a dozen highly reliable paleomagnetic poles from the five cratonic nuclei and the platformal successions that overlie them. This paper provides a comprehensive, site-by-site review of the published paleomagnetic record from the region, including corrections to earlier studies, most of which involve clerical errors in the original publications. In addition, we present previously unpublished paleomagnetic results from the Semri Group (Vindhyan Basin) as well as select new data from the Bastar Craton. Despite these advancements, significant challenges remain, primarily due to poor age constraints within the sedimentary sequences. Numerous paleomagnetic poles from India indicate anomalously high paleolatitudes, particularly from carbonate rocks across six major basins, suggesting widespread remagnetization or unusual climatic conditions. India's position within Rodinia and Columbia remains uncertain, with existing paleomagnetic data conflicting with recent models. Tonian paleomagnetic data from India and South China suggest a possible linkage between the two regions independent of Rodinia and were interpreted as recording a large-scale episode of true polar wander between ca. 0.82 and 0.77 Ga.
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@article{me01400p,
author={Meert, J. and Pandit, M. K. and Sinha, A. K. and Kwafo, S. and Williams, M. and Panigrahi, B. and Malone, S. J. and Endale, T. and Sohl, L. and Banerjee, D. M.},
title={Quarter century of Indian Precambrian paleomagnetism: The assembly of Peninsular India and its role in Proterozoic supercontinents},
year={2026},
journal={Earth-Science Reviews},
volume={281},
pages={105600},
doi={10.1016/j.earscirev.2026.105600},
}
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TY - JOUR ID - me01400p AU - Meert, J. AU - Pandit, M. K. AU - Sinha, A. K. AU - Kwafo, S. AU - Williams, M. AU - Panigrahi, B. AU - Malone, S. J. AU - Endale, T. AU - Sohl, L. AU - Banerjee, D. M. PY - 2026 TI - Quarter century of Indian Precambrian paleomagnetism: The assembly of Peninsular India and its role in Proterozoic supercontinents JA - Earth-Sci. Rev. JO - Earth-Science Reviews VL - 281 SP - 105600 DO - 10.1016/j.earscirev.2026.105600 ER -
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