We’ve already talked a little bit about the Earth’s magnetic field, but where does that fall in terms of geoscience? Lots of physicists look at the magnetic field, but so do geologists. Not just our current field, but the ancient magnetic field, which is called paleomagnetism.

Paleomagnetism

• Continental Position Video
• Butler’s Pmag Webpage
• Apparent Polar Wander
• True Polar Wander
• Magnetism in rocks - Dunlop
• Authigenic Mineralization
• Pmag Chainsaw Drill
• PmagPy (Python Software)
• Super IAPD
• Zijderveld, 1964
• Mu Metal
• Magnetic Field Shielded Room
• SQUID Magnetometer

Fun Paper Friday

What can chopsticks tell us about earthquakes? Find out by reading this week’s fun paper!

Tsai, S.-T., Wang, L.-M., Huang, P., Yang, Z., Chang, C.-D., & Hong, T.-M. (2016). Acoustic Emission from Breaking a Bamboo Chopstick. Physical Review Letters, 116(3), 035501–5. http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.035501

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