Constraining the terrestrial age of micrometeorites using their record of the Earth's magnetic fi eld polarity

Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-126

  Suavet, C ^a   Gattacceca, J ^b   Rochette, P ^b   Folco, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; ANTARCTICA; ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY; IRON-NICKEL; MAGNETIZATION DIRECTION; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; PALEOMAGNETIC RECORD; POLAR REGIONS; REVERSE POLARITY; SIZE GRADIENT;

GEOMAGNETISM; LANDFORMS;

MAGNETIZATION;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GRAIN SIZE; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MICROMETEORITE; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

ANTARCTICA; TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS;

EID: 78851471465     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G31655.1     Document Type: Article

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