End-member modelling of isothermal remanent magnetization (IRM) acquisition curves: A novel approach to diagnose remagnetization

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 693-701

  Gong, Z ^a,b   Dekkers, M J ^a   Heslop, D ^c   Mullender, T A T ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Enres International BV   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Europe; Paleomagnetism applied to geological processes; Remagnetization; Rockand mineral magnetism

Indexed keywords

HYSTERESIS; ISOTHERM; LIMESTONE; MARL; MODELING; PALEOMAGNETISM; POLAR WANDERING; REMAGNETIZATION; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; LERIDA [CATALONIA]; ORGANYA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 67749137212     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04220.x     Document Type: Article

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