Magnetic properties of ilmenite-hematite single crystals from the Ecstall pluton near Prince Rupert, British Columbia

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Brownlee, Sarah J ^a,b   Feinberg, Joshua M ^c   Kasama, Takeshi ^d   Harrison, Richard J ^e   Scott, Gary R ^f   Renne, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Baja BC; hysteresis; IRM acquisition; low temperature remanence; magnetic force microscopy; off axis electron holography

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS; ELECTRON HOLOGRAPHY; GEOMAGNETISM; HEMATITE; HYSTERESIS; ILMENITE; INDUSTRIAL HEATING; IRON ORES; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIZATION; REMANENCE; TECTONICS;

BAJA-BC; IRM ACQUISITION; LOW TEMPERATURES; MAGNETIC FORCE; OFF-AXIS ELECTRON HOLOGRAPHY;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

CRETACEOUS; EOCENE; HEMATITE; HOLOGRAPHY; HYSTERESIS; ILMENITE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLUTON; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; PRINCE RUPERT;

EID: 80052708309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GC003622     Document Type: Article

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