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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.)

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  • Matuyama Epoch

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