Statistics on Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility Ellipsoids: a Case Study from the Tjörnes Fracture Zone
Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) is a straightforward geophysical tool that can detect unobservable rock fabrics. Many previous studies use AMS results for examining fabric and deformation at the outcrop scale or in combination with other geological tools, commonly breaking the AMS ellips...
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ftcarletoncoll:oai:digitalcommons.carleton.edu:comps-3929 2024-02-11T10:05:07+01:00 Statistics on Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility Ellipsoids: a Case Study from the Tjörnes Fracture Zone Baumgarte, Julia 2021-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.carleton.edu/comps/2892 unknown Carleton Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.carleton.edu/comps/2892 Integrated Comprehensive Exercises (Comps) AMS block rotation Tjörnes Fracture Zone text 2021 ftcarletoncoll 2024-01-22T19:17:38Z Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) is a straightforward geophysical tool that can detect unobservable rock fabrics. Many previous studies use AMS results for examining fabric and deformation at the outcrop scale or in combination with other geological tools, commonly breaking the AMS ellipsoid into its axes to analyze separately. Because AMS data are ellipsoidal and therefore complex packages of data, it is important that they be treated with rigorous statistical methods. I use AMS data from the Tjörnes Fracture Zone in northern Iceland to test the utility of AMS as a geological tool in rocks that are regionally extensive and largely homogenous. I show that applying orientation statistics to these complex data can reveal flow direction in lavas at a regional scale and detect other spatial trends that are statistically robust. Text Iceland Carleton College: Digital Commons |
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Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) is a straightforward geophysical tool that can detect unobservable rock fabrics. Many previous studies use AMS results for examining fabric and deformation at the outcrop scale or in combination with other geological tools, commonly breaking the AMS ellipsoid into its axes to analyze separately. Because AMS data are ellipsoidal and therefore complex packages of data, it is important that they be treated with rigorous statistical methods. I use AMS data from the Tjörnes Fracture Zone in northern Iceland to test the utility of AMS as a geological tool in rocks that are regionally extensive and largely homogenous. I show that applying orientation statistics to these complex data can reveal flow direction in lavas at a regional scale and detect other spatial trends that are statistically robust. |
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Statistics on Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility Ellipsoids: a Case Study from the Tjörnes Fracture Zone |
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Statistics on Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility Ellipsoids: a Case Study from the Tjörnes Fracture Zone |
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Statistics on Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility Ellipsoids: a Case Study from the Tjörnes Fracture Zone |
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statistics on anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility ellipsoids: a case study from the tjörnes fracture zone |
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