Chains, clumps, and strings: Magnetofossil taphonomy with ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 247, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 10-25

  Kopp, Robert E ^a   Weiss, Benjamin P ^b   Maloof, Adam C ^b   Vali, Hojotollah ^c   Nash, Cody Z ^a   Kirschvink, Joseph L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

biogenic magnetite; ferromagnetic resonance; magnetofossils; magnetotactic bacteria

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MAGNETITE; MAGNETOFOSSIL TAPHONOMY; MAGNETOTACTIC BACTERIA;

BACTERIA; CARBONATES; FERROMAGNETIC RESONANCE; IRON; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETITE; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

GEOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; BIOGENIC MINERAL; FOSSIL; GREIGITE; MAGNETITE; TAPHONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33745191468     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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