Concept information
Preferred term
Matuyama period
Definition
- Matuyama is a Lower Pleistocene geomagnetic zone of mainly reversed polarity, between Gauss and Brunhes ; from Motonori Matuyama, for his studies of volcanic rocks in Japan in 1929. (Adapted from: Moureau M. & Brace G. (2000). Dictionnaire des Sciences de la Terre - Comprehensive Dictionary of Earth Science. Paris, Technip.)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Matuyama Epoch
In other languages
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French
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Matuyama
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-KPHSC1VD-T
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