Amplitudes of oceanic magnetic anomalies and the chemistry of oceanic crust: Synthesis and review of 'magnetic telechemistry'

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Author: Vogt, P. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1979
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Arctic; Galapagos; Blanco; Inca
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e79-210; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e79-210

A growing body of evidence suggests that certain areas of high-amplitude (H) sea-floor spreading-type magnetic anomalies reflect FeTi-enriched basalts of high remanent magnetization. A worldwide tabulation of these 'H-zones' is presented, together with a review of pertinent geochemical, ro...