CHARACTERISTICS OF MAGNETITE IN SUBMARINE BASALTIC GLASS

被引:66
作者
PICK, T [1 ]
TAUXE, L [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,SCRIPPS INST OCEANOG,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
关键词
BASALTIC GLASS; MAGNETITE; ROCK MAGNETISM;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-246X.1994.tb00917.x
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
We have compared the rock-magnetic characteristics of Cretaceous submarine basaltic glass (SBG) from DSDP/ODP Holes 417D, 418A, 807C and 543A to data from Holocene glasses from the East Pacific Rise. Both groups are very similar in that they contain single-domain, low-Ti magnetite as the carrier of a strong and stable remanent magnetization. The behaviour of magnetic hysteresis in SBG is, however, dominated by superparamagnetic grain-size populations. Transmission electron microscopy revealed spherically shaped grains of 10-20 nm diameter with crystal lattice properties consistent with magnetite. These grains could be responsible for the magnetic behaviour of SBG.
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页数:13
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