Imprinting chemical remanent magnetization in claystones at 95 °C

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 272, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 172-180

  Aubourg, C ^a   Pozzi, J P ^b   Janots, D ^b   Sahraoui, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

chemical remanent magnetization; claystones; heating; magnetite; pyrrhotite

Indexed keywords

APPLIED (CO); APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELDS; CHEMICAL REMANENT MAGNETIZATION (CRM); CLAYSTONES; CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE (CA); CRITICAL VOLUME; EVOLUTION (CO); EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; INTERSTITIAL WATERS; LINEAR RATE; MAGNETIC (CE); MAGNETIC TRANSFORMATIONS; ORDER-OF MAGNITUDES; RESEARCH PROGRAMMES; SQUID MAGNETOMETERS; SWITZERLAND; ZERO MAGNETIC FIELD (ZMF);

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; DEHYDRATION; FERROMAGNETISM; HEATING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOMETERS; MAGNETS; PROTECTIVE ATMOSPHERES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RATE CONSTANTS; REMANENCE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

MAGNETISM;

CLAYSTONE; DEHYDRATION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HEATING; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETITE; MAGNETOMETER; OXIDATION; PYRRHOTITE; REHYDRATION; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 47949132765     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.04.038     Document Type: Article

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