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paleomagnetic

Adjective

Meaning

paleomagnetic (not comparable)

(US, geology) Relating to paleomagnetism or to paleomagnetics

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Because of the presence of such oxide minerals, basalt can acquire strong magnetic signatures as it cools, and paleomagnetic studies have made extensive use of basalt. Source: Internet

Oceanic magnetic anomalies and paleomagnetic data are the primary resources used for reconstructing continent and supercontinent locations back to roughly 150 Ma. Source: Internet

Piper, J.D.A., "Paleopangea in Meso-Neoproterozoic times: the paleomagnetic evidence and implications to continental integrity, supercontinent from and Eocambrian break-up." Source: Internet

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