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A comparison of the magnetization of detrital and chemical sediments from Lake Zurich
Author(s) -
Giovanoli Federico
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl006i004p00233
Subject(s) - remanence , magnetization , silt , geology , natural remanent magnetization , glacial period , rock magnetism , paleomagnetism , clockwise , yield (engineering) , magnetostratigraphy , mineralogy , geochemistry , geophysics , geomorphology , materials science , magnetic field , physics , metallurgy , quantum mechanics , amplitude
Glacial clay and silt rhythmites retain a stable remanent magnetization. Their remanence directions yield a clockwise loop with a periodicity of about 400 years. When diagenetically formed iron sulphides are present, then the magnetization direction curves are not correlatable.