Remanent magnetization and susceptibility of late Cenozoic rocks from New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
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Measurements of magnetic remanence and susceptibility were made on 176 samples of volcanic rocks from 22 late Cenozoic formations from the North Island. Intensities of remanence, susceptibilities, and Q ratios are highly variable in both the ignimbrites and andesites and their ranges overlap, indicating that the magnetic anomalies produced by ignimbrite bodies would be difficult to distinguish from those produced by andesite flows. An analysis of the directions of magnetization of the ignimbrites indicates that groups of petrologically distinct ignimbrites probably formed during the same volcanic episode.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Remanent magnetization and susceptibility of late Cenozoic rocks from New Zealand
Series title New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
DOI 10.1080/00288306.1971.10422470
Volume 14
Issue 1
Year Published 1971
Language English
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Description 16 p.
First page 192
Last page 207
Country New Zealand
Other Geospatial North Island
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