A Field Test of Palaeomagnetic Stability

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C. W. F. Everitt · Imperial College London

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A field test of palaeomagnetic stability is described, based on a comparison of the magnetizations in mineralogically identical baked and unbaked sedimentary rocks. If successful, the test demonstrates the stability of the magnetization acquired during baking. Two instances are given of its actual application, one of which has led to a re-interpretation of the palaeomagnetism of certain Carboniferous formations.

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Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects

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Published in: Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volume 6, Issue 3, pp. 312-319

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1962.tb00354.x

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