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Quantifying magnetite magnetofossil contributions to sedimentary magnetizations

Date

Authors

Heslop, David

Roberts, Andrew

Chang, Liao

Davies, Maureen

Abrajevitch, Alexandra

De Deckker, Patrick

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Under suitable conditions, magnetofossils (the inorganic remains of magnetotactic bacteria) can contribute to the natural remanent magnetization (NRM) of sediments. In recent years, magnetofossils have been shown to be preserved commonly in marine sedimen

Keywords

Keywords: Biogenic magnetite; Brunhes chron; Magnetofossil; Natural remanent magnetization; Western Australia; Climate change; Geomagnetism; Natural resources management; Sedimentology; Submarine geology; Magnetite; biogenic deposit; climate variation; fossil; magn Biogenic magnetite; Brunhes chron; Magnetofossil; Natural remanent magnetization; Western Australia

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/74911

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.epsl.2013.09.011

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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