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Paleomagnetism Analysis

Paleomagnetism analysis is the study of ancient magnetic properties of rocks, measuring fossil magnetization to determine paleomagnetic field history and assign geological ages. Pioneered by Brunhes (1906) and systematized by Tauxe (2010), this method reveals geomagnetic reversals, polar wander paths, and paleomagnetic chronology independent of fossil biostratigraphy. Analysis integrates laboratory rock magnetism with field sampling to build high-resolution timescales and constrain plate motion.

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Paleomagnetism Analysis
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / geoscience
  • Butler, R. F. (1992). Paleomagnetism: Magnetic Domains to Geologic Terranes. Blackwell Scientific Publications. · URL
  • Cande, S. C., & Kent, D. V. (1995). Revised calibration of the geomagnetic polarity time scale for the Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic. Journal of Geophysical Research, 100(B4), 6093–6095. · DOI 10.1029/94JB03098
  • Tauxe, L. (2010). Essentials of Paleomagnetism (1st ed.). University of California Press. · URL
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