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  2. Magnetostratigraphy - Wikipedia

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    The M series is defined from M0, with full label M0r, at 121.400 Ma, which is the beginning of the Aptian to M44n.2r which is before 171.533 Ma in the Aalenian. [ 9 ] Subdivisions in the sequencies also have specific nomenclature so C8n.2n is the second oldest normal polarity subchron comprising normal-polarity Chron C8n and the youngest ...

  3. Magnetic survey (archaeology) - Wikipedia

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    Surface-towed magnetometers allow for a wider range of detection but have lower precision than near-bottom magnetometers. [6] The most common type of magnetometer used for marine surveying is the fluxgate magnetometer. Fluxgate magnetometers utilize two ferromagnetic cores each wound with a primary coil (in opposite directions) and an outer ...

  4. Rock magnetism - Wikipedia

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    A vibrating sample magnetometer, a widely used tool for measuring magnetic hysteresis. Rock magnetism is the study of the magnetic properties of rocks, sediments and soils. The field arose out of the need in paleomagnetism to understand how rocks record the Earth's magnetic field.

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  6. Aeromagnetic survey - Wikipedia

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    Modified aircraft, equipped with a stinger and wing extensions, where magnetometers are installed Helicopter equipped with a magnetometer mounted in a stinger . An aeromagnetic survey is a common type of geophysical survey carried out using a magnetometer aboard or towed behind an aircraft. The principle is similar to a magnetic survey carried ...

  7. Magnetometer - Wikipedia

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    Survey magnetometers can be divided into two basic types: Scalar magnetometers measure the total strength of the magnetic field to which they are subjected, but not its direction; Vector magnetometers have the capability to measure the component of the magnetic field in a particular direction, relative to the spatial orientation of the device.

  8. Magnetic anomaly - Wikipedia

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    The total field ranges from 25,000 to 65,000 nanoteslas (nT). [1] To measure anomalies, magnetometers need a sensitivity of 10 nT or less. There are three main types of magnetometer used to measure magnetic anomalies: [2]: 162–164 [3]: 77–79 The fluxgate magnetometer was developed during World War II to detect submarines.

  9. Archaeomagnetic dating - Wikipedia

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    Archaeomagnetic dating is the study and interpretation of the signatures of the Earth's magnetic field at past times recorded in archaeological materials. These paleomagnetic signatures are fixed when ferromagnetic materials such as magnetite cool below the Curie point, freezing the magnetic moment of the material in the direction of the local magnetic field at that time.