Nanoscale haematite-ilmenite lamellae in massive ilmenite rocks: An example of 'lamellar magnetism' with implications for planetary magnetic anomalies

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 890-912

  McEnroe, S A ^a,c   Harrison, R J ^b   Robinson, Peter ^a,c   Langenhorst, Falko ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Exsolution microstructures; Geomagnetism; Haematite ilmenite series; Mineralogy; Planetary anomalies; Rock magnetism

Indexed keywords

EXSOLUTION; GEOMAGNETISM; HEMATITE; ILMENITE; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETIZATION;

NORWAY;

EID: 18744362429     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2002.01813.x     Document Type: Article

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