Open AccessThe measurement of magnetic fabric of rocks using an astatic magnetometer
Author(s) -
He Shaoying,
Sun Shiwei,
Xu Tongchun
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
geophysical journal international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0956-540X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1990.tb01793.x
Subject(s) - magnetometer , remanence , ellipsoid , anisotropy , magnetic field , geology , measure (data warehouse) , geophysics , rock magnetism , magnetic susceptibility , magnetic anomaly , condensed matter physics , magnetization , nuclear magnetic resonance , mineralogy , geodesy , physics , optics , computer science , quantum mechanics , database
SUMMARY Astatic magnetometers, operating within the Earth's magnetic field, can be used to measure simultaneously the magnetic remanence and anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility ellipsoid of cubic or cylindrical rock and ore samples with susceptibilities greater than 3 times 10 ‐4 SI.