Effects of low-temperature oxidation on natural remanent magnetization of Chinese loess

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 2100-2105

  Liu, Qingsong ^a   Banerjee, S K ^a   Jackson, M J ^a   Zhu, Rixiang ^b   Pan, Yongxin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical remanent magnetization; Chinese loess; Low temperature oxidation; Natural remanent magnetization; Verwey transition

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; HEAT TREATMENT; LOESS; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAGNET; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; OXIDATION KINETICS; PAEDOGENESIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; SOIL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2542431112     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02tb9456     Document Type: Article

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