Open AccessReversals of Natural Magnetization within the Iron Grit of Sussex
Author(s) -
Edwards J.
Publication year - 1965
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.1965.tb03892.x
Subject(s) - grit , natural remanent magnetization , natural (archaeology) , remanence , geology , magnetization , magnetostratigraphy , field (mathematics) , condensed matter physics , geophysics , mineralogy , magnetic field , paleontology , physics , paleomagnetism , mathematics , psychology , developmental psychology , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics
Summary Normal and reversed natural remanent magnetizations of a band of iron grit, usually less than 3 in thick and found north of the South Downs in Sussex, formed layers which slanted close to the horizontal. No significant physical or chemical difference between normal and reversed parts of the grit was detected. The nature of the evidence obtained makes it practically impossible in this case to decide between a field reversal and a self reversal theory.