Geomagnetic field strength 3.2 billion years ago recorded by single silicate crystals

Nature

Volumn 446, Issue 7136, 2007, Pages 657-660

  Tarduno, John A ^a   Cottrell, Rory D ^a   Watkeys, Michael K ^b   Bauch, Dorothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETITE; SILICATE;

ARCHEAN; CRYSTAL; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; INCLUSION; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOSPHERE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; SECULAR VARIATION; SILICATE MINERAL; SOLAR WIND; WIND EROSION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CRYSTAL; DIRECT CURRENT; HEATING; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

AFRICA; KAAPVAAL CRATON; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34247255003     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05667     Document Type: Article

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