Revisiting a domain-state independent method of palaeointensity determination

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 179, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 21-31

  Muxworthy, Adrian R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Palaeointensity; Rock magnetism; Thermoremanent

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; ICELANDS; MAGNETISATION; ME-XICO; MULTI DOMAINS; MULTIDOMAIN SYSTEM; PALAEOINTENSITY; ROCK MAGNETISM; THERMOREMANENCE; TYPE METHODS;

IRON ORES; OXIDE MINERALS;

ROCKS;

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; DEMAGNETIZATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; MAGNETIC INTENSITY; MAGNETITE; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; THERMOREMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

ICELAND; ITALY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 76949091064     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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