Age-dependent variation in the magnetization of seamounts

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 13701-13714

  Johnson, H Paul ^a   Van Patten, Darcy ^a   Sager, William W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE-DEPENDENT VARIATION; BASALT; MAGNETIZATION; OCEAN CRUST; OXIDATION; SEAMOUNT; SEAMOUNTS; TITANOMAGNETITE;

PACIFIC; USA, HAWAII;

EID: 17044454129     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00537     Document Type: Article

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