Concept information
Preferred term
magnetostratigraphy
Definition
- The magnetostratigraphy is a stratigraphy based on the study of the retention by rocks of a magnetic imprint acquired in the geomagnetic field that existed at the time the rocks were formed and of polarity reversals of the magnetic field from a chronological standpoint. (Adapted from: Moureau M. & Brace G. (2000). Comprehensive Dictionary of Earth Science - Dictionnaire des Sciences de la Terre. Paris, Technip.)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- magnetic stratigraphy
- palaeomagnetic stratigraphy
- paleomagnetic stratigraphy
In other languages
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French
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stratigraphie magnétique
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stratigraphie paléomagnétique
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-825LX9JG-W
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