Open AccessComparison of the Bedding Errors of Artificially and Naturally Deposited Sediments with Those Predicted from a Simple Model
Author(s) -
Hamilton N.,
King R. F.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1964.tb03858.x
Subject(s) - geology , bedding , flume , silt , earth's magnetic field , sediment , bed , geotechnical engineering , mineralogy , anisotropy , geomorphology , soil science , geometry , mathematics , magnetic field , flow (mathematics) , physics , quantum mechanics , horticulture , biology
Summary. Sediment of fine silt grade (10μm median diameter) has been deposited in a flume on beds of various small slopes. The deviation of the remanence due to the slope (the “bedding error”β) has been measured and its variation with the angle of slope α has been ascertained for a geomagnetic field inclination of 80°. The ratio β/α is compared with that observed by Rees (1964) in natural sediments, and with that predicted from a simple theoretical model. The observed and predicted results are in satisfactory agreement for both natural and artificial sediments.