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Transition stratigraphy and the problem of remanence lock‐in times in the Siwalik red beds
Author(s) -
Tauxe L.,
Badgley C.
Publication year - 1984
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/gl011i006p00611
Subject(s) - paleomagnetism , stratigraphy , geology , paleontology , polarity (international relations) , remanence , magnetostratigraphy , red beds , lock (firearm) , natural remanent magnetization , transition (genetics) , magnetization , archaeology , magnetic field , physics , sedimentary rock , geography , biochemistry , chemistry , tectonics , quantum mechanics , cell , gene , biology , genetics
The record of paleomagnetic polarity transitions can provide relative time information in the stratigraphic record on scales of hundreds to thousands of years. Transition stratigraphy is here used to determine the relative lock‐in times of several components of magnetization in the Siwalik red beds.