Possible TCRM acquisition of the Kilauea 1960 lava, Hawaii: Failure of the Thellier paleointensity determination inferred from equilibrium temperature of the Fe-Ti oxide

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1033-1044

  Yamamoto, Yuhji ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geothermometer; Hawaii; High temperature oxidation; Thellier method; Thermochemical remanent magnetization (TCRM)

Indexed keywords

FAILURE MECHANISM; LAVA; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; TITANOMAGNETITE;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KILAUEA; MAUNA LOA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750205604     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352608     Document Type: Article

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