SOME PALEOMAGNETIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE FAROE ISLANDS
A b s t r a c t Magnetic zones of normal and reverse polarity measured in the field by means of a compass show the middle and upper lava series of the Tertiary Faroese basalts to be reversely magnetized, while in the lower lava series there are at least three magnetic zones of alternating polarity....
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| Summary: | A b s t r a c t Magnetic zones of normal and reverse polarity measured in the field by means of a compass show the middle and upper lava series of the Tertiary Faroese basalts to be reversely magnetized, while in the lower lava series there are at least three magnetic zones of alternating polarity. Cylindrical specimens of 43 samples were studied in the laboratory, 33 of which were found to be magnetically stable, giving a mean position of the paleo-magnetic pole of 80 ° N and 159 ° E, with a 95 % cone of confidence of 9°. The paleomagnetic pole of the middle and upper lava series agrees well with Tertiary poles from Eurasia and poles from the Tertiary igneous rocks of the British |
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