The origin of magnetic remanence in stalagmites: Observations from electron microscopy and rock magnetism

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 5006-5025

  Strauss, B E ^a   Strehlau, J H ^a   Lascu, I ^a,c   Dorale, J A ^b   Penn, R L ^a   Feinberg, J M ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

electron microscopy; environmental magnetism; paleomagnetism; rock magnetism; speleothem; stalagmite

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNETISM; PALEOMAGNETISM; ROCK MAGNETISM; SPELEOTHEM; STALAGMITE;

AGGREGATES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEOMAGNETISM; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETITE; MORPHOLOGY; NEEDLES; ROCKS; TITANIUM OXIDES;

REMANENCE;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETISM; GOETHITE; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SPELEOTHEM; STALAGMITE;

EID: 84893330396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013GC004950     Document Type: Article

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