Paleomagnetic study of oil shales from central Utah
The coal member of the Cretaceous-Tertiary North Horn Formation in central Utah was subjected to a paleomagnetic study. The virtual geomagnetic pole determined from these rocks was located at 163° W. long. and 84° N. lat., with a cone of confidence (alpha 95) of 15.64. A magnetic reversal was encoun...
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| Language: | English |
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The Ohio State University
1976
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1811/78801 |
| Summary: | The coal member of the Cretaceous-Tertiary North Horn Formation in central Utah was subjected to a paleomagnetic study. The virtual geomagnetic pole determined from these rocks was located at 163° W. long. and 84° N. lat., with a cone of confidence (alpha 95) of 15.64. A magnetic reversal was encountered in the section. This is the first reversal recorded in an oil shale. The magnetic intensities of these rocks was of the order of 10-6 emu/cm³. No embargo |
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