Magnetic anisotropy, magnetostatic interactions and identification of magnetofossils

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Li, Jinhua ^a,b   Wu, Wenfang ^a,b   Liu, Qingsong ^a,b   Pan, Yongxin ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

FORC; magnetic anisotropy; magnetofossils; magnetostatic interaction; magnetotactic bacteria; plot

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETIC AMPLIFIERS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

ANHYSTERETIC REMANENT MAGNETIZATIONS; CHAIN STRUCTURE; CROSSING POINT; FIRST-ORDER REVERSAL CURVES; FORC; GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MAGNETIC SIGNATURES; MAGNETITE PARTICLES; MAGNETOFOSSILS; MAGNETOSOMES; MAGNETOSTATIC INTERACTIONS; MAGNETOTACTIC BACTERIA; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; ROCK MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; SATURATION ISOTHERMAL REMANENT MAGNETIZATIONS; SINGLE DOMAIN PARTICLES; SINGLE DOMAINS; VERWEY TRANSITIONS; WELL-DISPERSED; ZERO-FIELD-COOLED;

MAGNETOSTATICS;

ANISOTROPY; BACTERIUM; FOSSIL; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; COMPLEXITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MAGNETITE;

MAGNETOSPIRILLUM MAGNETICUM AMB-1;

EID: 84870982735     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GC004384     Document Type: Article

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