Open AccessRapid Measurement of the Magnetic Susceptibility of long Cores of Sediment
Author(s) -
Molyneux L.,
Thompson R.
Publication year - 1973
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.1973.tb05845.x
Subject(s) - remanence , geology , sediment , magnetic susceptibility , measure (data warehouse) , geophysics , natural remanent magnetization , magnetization , mineralogy , magnetic field , geomorphology , condensed matter physics , physics , quantum mechanics , database , computer science
Summary Apparatus to measure the initial (low field) susceptibility of whole cores of sediment has been constructed and tested. The instrument is complementary to that designed to measure the horizontal remanent magnetization of whole cores. Measurements on lacustrine sediments have shown that magnetic susceptibility is a sensitive stratigraphic indicator and consequently ideal for correlating between cores.