A magnetization process of sediments: laboratory experiments on post-depositional remanent magnetization

Yo‐ichiro Otofuji, Sadao Sasajima

Geophysical Journal International · 1981 · 44 citations · 20 references

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Palaeomagnetic studies require a theory of magnetization mechanism of sediments and a method of estimating magnetic field intensity from their remanences. This paper establishes a physical basis for the generation of the remanence in deep-sea and lake sediments experimentally.

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