IRMITS: A MATLAB program for analyzing isothermal remanent magnetization (IRM) data

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adika Bagaskara ◽  
Christopher Salim ◽  
Muhammad Archie Antareza ◽  
Kevin Dwimanggala Tjiongnotoputera ◽  
Mariyanto Mariyanto
Keyword(s):  
Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Isothermal Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Matlab Program

Evidence of Single-Domain Magnetite in the Michikamau Anorthosite

1971 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. S. Murthy ◽  
M. E. Evans ◽  
D. I. Gough
Keyword(s):  
Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Natural Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Single Domain ◽  
Isothermal Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Mineral Separation ◽  
Domain Configuration ◽  
Plagioclase Felspar ◽  
Magnetite Particles ◽  
Theoretical Evidence

The Michikamau anorthosite possesses very stable natural remanent magnetization, some of which resists alternating fields up to 1800 Oe. The rock contains two types of opaque grains, fine opaque needles of order 10 × 0.5 μ in the plagioclase felspar, and large equidimensional magnetite particles. Ore microscope studies suggest, but do not establish, that the needles are composed of magnetite. Saturation isothermal remanence and thermal demagnetization studies indicate magnetite as the carrier of remanent magnetization. In order to distinguish the effects of the large grains from those of the needles, mineral separation was used to show that an artificial specimen of essentially pure plagioclase had very similar isothermal remanent magnetization properties to the whole rock. Both indicated magnetite as the magnetic mineral. Thermoremanent properties of the separated mineral fractions indicated magnetite as the dominant magnetic constituent but showed some evidence of laboratory-produced hematite. Theoretical models of grains elongated along [111] and [110] axes are used to show that magnetite needles can exist in stable single-domain configuration in the size and shape ranges of the needles observed in the Michikamau anorthosite. There is thus considerable experimental and theoretical evidence for the conclusion that the stable remanent magnetization of the Michikamau anorthosite is carried by fine single–domain needles of magnetite in the plagioclase felspar.

Photo-induced magnetic behavior in the amorphous spin-glass material Co3(SbTe3)2

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 909-914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biao Wu ◽  
Lianwei Ren ◽  
Charles J. O'Connor ◽  
Jinke Tang ◽  
Jin-Seung Jung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spin Glass ◽  
Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Magnetic Behavior ◽  
Freezing Temperature ◽  
Specific Resistivity ◽  
Metathesis Reaction ◽  
Isothermal Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Magnetization Data ◽  
Magnetizing Field ◽  
Thermal Remanent Magnetization

A new ternary material Co3(SbTe3)2 was prepared by using a rapid precipitation metathesis reaction between the Zintl material K3SbTe3 and CoCl2 in aqueous solution. The dc specific resistivity of this material is in the region for metallic conductors (p = 2.75 × 10-3 Ω-cm). The dc magnetic susceptibility of Co3(SbTe3)2 is reported over a 2.2 K-300 K temperature region, and the material is characterized as a spin glass with a freezing temperature of about 5 K. Magnetization data are also reported as both thermal remanent magnetization and isothermal remanent magnetization as a function of magnetizing field and temperature. When cooled well below the glass freezing temperature, the frozen spin glass has been observed to exhibit photomagnetic effects consistent with a disruption of the spin-glass state caused by uv-radiation.

Age of the Firesand River carbonatite complex from paleomagnetism

1989 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 2401-2405 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. T. A. Symons
Keyword(s):  
Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Pole Position ◽  
Blocking Temperature ◽  
Isothermal Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Carbonatite Complex ◽  
Polar Wander ◽  
Partial Contact ◽  
Apparent Polar Wander Path ◽  
Temperature Spectra ◽  
Middle Proterozoic

The 2.3 km diameter Firesand River complex intrudes Archean volcanics and granites of the Wawa Subprovince in the Superior Province about 8 km east of Wawa, Ontario. It has given differing Middle Proterozoic K–Ar biotite ages of 1018 ± 50 and 1097 Ma. Alternating-field and thermal step demagnetization of specimens from three calcific carbonatite sites, five ferruginous dolomitic carbonatite sites, and one lamprophyre dike site isolated a stable mean direction of 290°, 33 °(α95 = 12°). Isothermal remanent magnetization tests indicate the remanence is held by single-to pseudosingle-domain magnetite and hematite in the carbonatite. The dike remanence is Keweenawan in age, thereby confirming its genetic relationship to the complex, and it gives a positive partial contact test with its host rock, indicating no postintrusive remagnetization. The blocking-temperature spectra indicate that postintrusive uplift has not exceeded about 4 km. The pole position for the complex is 183°E, 27°N (dp = 8°, dm = 13°). This pole lies directly on the well-dated Keweenawan apparent polar wander path, giving an age of 1090 ± 10 Ma, in agreement with the older K–Ar age. It also confirms geologic and aeromagnetic evidence that the complex has not been tectonically tilted since emplacement.

Magnetic characteristics of Luna 16 and 20 samples

1977 ◽  
Vol 284 (1319) ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Iron Content ◽  
Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Natural Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Magnetic Behaviour ◽  
Heavy Fraction ◽  
Magnetic Characteristics ◽  
Iron Particles ◽  
Isothermal Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Rock Fragments

The natural remanent magnetization of rock fragments L2015,3,1 and L2015,3,11 was found to be < 3.5 x 10 -7 and < 40 x 10 -6 G cm 3 g -1 respectively. The former sample, from isothermal remanent magnetization (i.r.m.) measurements, contained very little iron, while the latter sample had a much higher iron content and exhibited i.r.m. characteristics similar to breccia samples from Apollo missions. Susceptibility and i.r.m. measurements have shown that Luna 16 fines contain about four times as much iron as Luna 20 samples and that the light fractions from the density separations contain about twice as much iron as the heavy fraction. Like the Apollo fines, the magnetic behaviour of Luna 16 and 20 fines is dominated by small iron particles, most of which are superparamagnetic and of grain size less than about 13 nm.

Drilling‐induced isothermal remanent magnetization

Geophysics ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Pinto ◽  
Michael McWilliams
Keyword(s):  
Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Mineral Exploration ◽  
Petroleum Exploration ◽  
Isothermal Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Scientific Drilling ◽  
Core Samples ◽  
Considerable Success

The recovery of core samples is important in petroleum exploration, mineral exploration, and scientific drilling projects; and often complete orientation of the samples (azimuth and plunge) is desirable. Recovered cores are usually not azimuthally oriented because of the costs associated with deployment and operation of downhole orientation tools. Inexpensive paleomagnetic orientation methods have been used with considerable success in the borehole environment (Van der Voo and Watts, 1978; Kodama, 1984; Bleakly et al., 1985a, b; Evans and Mailol, 1986; Layer et al., 1988; McWilliams and Pinto, 1988). In some cases, the technique has been hampered by secondary magnetizations associated with the drillstring and/or coring tool, magnetizations which have partially or completely overprinted the primary and secondary magnetizations used for orientation.

Paleomagnetism of the Keweenawan Chipman Lake and Seabrook Lake carbonatite complexes, Ontario

1992 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1215-1223 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. T. A. Symons
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Pole Position ◽  
Alteration Zone ◽  
Contact Aureole ◽  
Isothermal Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Abitibi Subprovince ◽  
Normal Polarity ◽  
Reversed Polarity ◽  
Host Rocks

The Chipman Lake complex crops out as a series of carbonatite and related alkalic mafic dikes in the Wabigoon Subprovince of the Superior Province, whereas the Seabrook Lake complex crops out as an alkalic syenite – carbonatite stock in the Abitibi Subprovince. Paleomagnetic analysis was done on specimens from 23 and 19 sites located in and around the Chipman Lake and Seabrook Lake complexes, respectively, using detailed alternating-field and thermal step demagnetization and isothermal remanent magnetization tests. Contact tests with adjacent Archean host rocks show that both complexes retain a primary characteristic remanence (ChRM). The Chipman Lake's ChRM is retained in 11 dikes with normal polarity and one dike with reversed polarity and at one site with normal polarity and one site with reversed polarity from the fenite alteration zone. Its ChRM gives a pole position at 186°E, 38°N (dp = 7°, dm = 11°), which corresponds to a Keweenawan age of 1098 ± 10 Ma, suggesting that younger K–Ar amphibole ages do not date emplacement. The ChRM of the host rock, the Chipman Lake diorite stock, gives a pole at 49°E, 51°N (dp = 8°, dm = 13°), showing that it is not part of the Keweenawan complex but may be a 2.45 Ga Matachewan intrusive. The Seabrook Lake complex's ChRM is found at six normal polarity sites from within the complex and at four normal and three reversed polarity sites from within the fenitized Archean granite and Matachewan diabase of the contact aureole. It gives a pole position at 180°E, 46°N (dp = 11°, dm = 17°), which corresponds to a Keweenawan age of 1103 ± 10 Ma, agreeing with K/Ar biotite ages. The paleomagnetic data indicate that no significant motion on the Kapuskasing Structural Zone occurred after emplacement of the complexes excluding minor vertical uplift of less than about 4 km, and that there were multiple polarity transitions of a symmetric Earth's magnetic field during Keweenawan time.

scholarly journals Ultrafine Magnetic Particles: A DIET-Proxy in Organic Rich Sediments?

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Teixeira Ustra ◽  
Carlos Mendonça ◽  
Aruã da Silva Leite ◽  
Melina Macouin ◽  
Rory Doherty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ultrafine Particles ◽  
Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Magnetic Particles ◽  
Environmental Magnetism ◽  
Magnetic Fraction ◽  
Biogeochemical Processes ◽  
Isothermal Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Simple Measurement ◽  
Brownfield Site

In this work we present results of the magnetic properties characterization of sediment samples from a brownfield site that is generating methane biogas in São Paulo–Brazil. We applied interpretation procedures (frequency dependent susceptibility and time-dependent Isothermal Remanent Magnetization) appropriate to study the ultrafine magnetic fraction response of the samples. The higher content of superparamagnetic (SP) particles correlates well with the detected biogas pockets, suggesting that the methanogens activity produces these ultrafine particles, different from the magnetic particles at other depth levels. We propose the use of two simple measurement and interpretation techniques to identify such magnetic particles fingerprints. The results presented here support the use of environmental magnetism techniques to investigate biogeochemical processes of anaerobic microbial activity.

scholarly journals Studying the dynamics of cosmic dust flux on the earth’s surface from peat deposits

2019 ◽  
pp. 150-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Yu. Kurazhkovskii ◽  
A. Yu. Kazansky ◽  
A. A. Shchetnikov ◽  
T. A. Blyakharchuk ◽  
D. A. Philippov
Keyword(s):  
Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Cosmic Dust ◽  
Isothermal Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Climatic Zones ◽  
Saturation Isothermal Remanent Magnetization ◽  
Peat Deposits ◽  
Dust Flux ◽  
Order Of Magnitude

Peat cores sampled from different climatic zones are studied. The  petromagnetic and microprobe methods are used to find peat layers enriched with cosmic dust. It is established that the behavior of saturation isothermal remanent magnetization (SIRM) of peat deposits from the zones where the aeolian transfer of terrigenous particles is negligible can be used for studying the dynamics of the fall of cosmic matter on the Earth’s surface. The cosmic dust flux can be conditionally divided into the background and burst components. Here, the background flux of cosmic dust varies cyclically. The characteristic times of these cycles are about 100 years. The cyclicity in the background flux of cosmic material most clearly manifested itself in the interval of 1200 to 500 years ago. The most significant burst in the influx of cosmic material (by an order of magnitude above the background) is revealed in the layer that was formed about 5000 years ago. The microprobe studies established that the mineralogical content of cosmic dust differs between the background and burst fluxes.

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