Paleomagnetic Excursions as Magnetostratigraphic Horizons: A Cautionary Note
- 3 October 1975
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 190 (4209) , 48-50
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.190.4209.48
Abstract
Sediments from certain environments with high rates of deposition are not remagnetized after they have been deformed. The paleomagnetic signature from a zone of deformation can be misinterpreted as evidence for globally coherent fluctuations in the earth's magnetic field.Keywords
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