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Late Pleistocene magnetic stratigraphy recorded in some New England tills
Author(s) -
Soloyanis Susan C.,
Brown Laurie L.
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/gl006i004p00265
Subject(s) - geology , pleistocene , excursion , remanence , stratigraphy , paleontology , quaternary , earth's magnetic field , physics , magnetization , quantum mechanics , political science , magnetic field , law , tectonics
Magnetic remanence data from six till sites in New England indicate that the predominant late Pleistocene till types found in southern and central New England can be differentiated on the basis of statistically distinct virtual geomagnetic poles (VGPs). The lower till records an excursion (VGP = lat. 27.7° N, long. 165.2° E) tentatively correlated with the Lake Mungo excursion dated at approximately 32,000 years BP. The use of characteristic remanence is suggested for dating of tills in New England where other conventional methods cannot be applied.