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Since the publication in 1600 of the book De Magnete by William Gilbert, and the measurements by magnetic observatories progressively obtained from various parts of the globe, we know that the Earth’s magnetic field is comparable to one that would be created by a bar-magnet placed at the center of the Earth and inclined by some 11° with respect to the axis of rotation.
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Isothermal remanent magnetization (IRM) is the magnetization acquired by a sample at a given temperature (most often room temperature), after application of a constant magnetic field and subsequent cancellation. Anhysteretic remanent magnetization (ARM) is obtained at room temperature through the combined action of a stationary field at a similar level to the Earth’s geomagnetic field and a strong alternative field in the same direction. The acquired magnetization is measured after cancellation of the two fields.
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Laj, C., Channell, J.E.T., Kissel, C. (2021). Magnetostratigraphy: From a Million to a Thousand Years. In: Ramstein, G., Landais, A., Bouttes, N., Sepulchre, P., Govin, A. (eds) Paleoclimatology. Frontiers in Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24982-3_7
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