Magnetic Polarity of Pillow Basalts from Reykjanes Ridge
- 21 November 1969
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 166 (3908) , 996-998
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.166.3908.996
Abstract
A first attempt to measure directly the magnetic polarity of submarine basalts dredged from the Reykjanes Ridge indicates that the first two magnetic anomalies over the ridge resulted from a reversal of the earth's magnetic field. Volcanic criteria were used to determine the orientation the samples had before they were dredged from the sea floor.Keywords
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