Low-temperature magnetization and AC susceptibility of magnetite: Effect of thermomagnetic history

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 58-71

  Kosterov, Andrei ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetic domains; Magnetite; Verwey transition

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC MINERAL; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETITE; MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 0038638327     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01938.x     Document Type: Article

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