ISBN:
9789400959552
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
,
online resource
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
DDC:
50
Keywords:
Science (General)
Description / Table of Contents:
1 Introduction1.1 Scope of the book -- 1.2 Historical perspective -- 1.3 Data presentation, magnetic units and geological ages -- 2 The physical basis -- 2.1 Magnetization on an atomic scale -- 2.2 Magnetic domains and anisotropy -- 2.3 Temperature, grain size and time -- 3 Magnetic mineralogy and magnetic identification of minerals -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Magnetic minerals -- 3.3 Identification of magnetic minerals -- 4 The magnetization of natural materials -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Igneous rocks -- 4.3 Unconsolidated sediments and sedimentary rocks -- 4.4 Metamorphic rocks -- 4.5 Archaeological materials -- 4.6 Secondary magnetizations -- 4.7 Magnetic inhomogeneity and anisotropy -- 4.8 Summary -- 5 Sampling, measurement and procedures -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Sampling and orientation -- 5.3 Measurements of remanence, low-field susceptibility and anisotropy -- 5.4 The stability of remanence -- 5.5 The age of the remanence -- 5.6 Palaeointensities -- 5.7 Summary -- 6 Statistical and mathematical analyses -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Intensity of remanence and susceptibility -- 6.3 Directional analyses -- 6.4 Analyses of vector components and their stability -- 6.5 Levels of direction analyses and sampling numbers -- 6.6 Magnetic fabric -- 7 Archaeological applications -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Archaeomagnetic dating -- 7.3 Other applications -- 8 Geomagnetic applications -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The present geomagnetic field and historical observations -- 8.3 Secular variations and the drift of the non-dipole field -- 8.4 Polarity reversals, transitions and excursions -- 8.5 The general nature of the geomagnetic field -- 9 Geological applications -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Magnetic dating -- 9.3 Magnetic fabric -- 9.4 Sedimentological applications -- 9.5 Igneous and metamorphic rocks -- 9.6 Structural applications -- 9.7 Biological, weather, climatic, palaeontological and palaeogeographic aspects -- 9.8 Extraterrestrial studies.
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-009-5955-2
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