Paleolatitude estimation and premises for geomagnetic field instability from the Proterozoic drilling core material of the south-western part of the East European Craton

This study addresses new paleomagnetic, geochemical, mineralogical, and rock-magnetic data from four drill cores of the western part of the East European Craton, representing mainly siliciclastics supplemented by volcaniclastics and a few basaltic rock samples. The cores comprise Mesoproterozoic samples of 1400–1030 Ma and Neoproterozoic (Ediacaran) samples of 588–541 Ma. According to the magnetic data, the dominant magnetic carrier in basalts...