Alteration and dissolution of fine-grained magnetite and its effects on magnetization of the ocean floor

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 151, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 279-288

  Xu, Weixin ^a,b   Van Der Voo, Rob ^a   Peacor, Donald R ^a   Beaubouef, Richard T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alteration; Electron microscopy; Maghemite; Magnetization; Ocean floors; Titanomagnetite

Indexed keywords

ALTERATION; BASALT; BASALTS; DISSOLUTION; MAGHEMITE; MAGNETITE; MAGNETIZATION; OCEAN FLOOR; TITANOMAGNETITE;

EID: 0031405819     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)81854-7     Document Type: Article

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