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remanent magnetization |
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remanent magnetization [′rem·ə·nənt ‚mag·nə·tə′zā·shən] (geophysics) That component of a rock's magnetization whose direction is fixed relative to the rock and which is independent of moderate, applied magnetic fields. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Joyce Castro and Laurie Brown of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst had originally set out to test the theory behind TRM by measuring the remanent magnetizations in Hawaiian lava flows from 1950 and 1972 and comparing those to the direction of the present magnetic field in Hawaii. |
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