High-resolution micromagnetic models of fine grains of magnetite

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue B12, 1998, Pages 30537-30550

  Williams, W ^a   Wright, T M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC MINERAL; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETITE;

EID: 0032506732     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb01120     Document Type: Article

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