Chinese Science Bulletin

, Volume 53, Issue 5, pp 759–767 | Cite as

Rock magnetism and magnetic anisotropy in folded sills and basaltic flows: A case study of volcanics from the Taimyr Peninsula, Northern Russia

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Abstract

Magnetic measurements were performed on apparently deformed igneous rocks of 23 sites from the southeastern part of the Taimyr Peninsula. Rock magnetism and reflected light microscopy analyses reveal that fine-grained titanomagnetites up to pure magnetites mainly carry the majority of magnetic fabrics in the sills, and that the slightly coarser Ti-poor or-medium titanomagnetites carry most magnetic fabrics in the basaltic flows. Magnetic anisotropies were determined by applying anisotropy of low-field magnetic susceptibility (AMS) on 180 unheated samples and 128 samples that had been previously heated to 600°C during a paleomagnetic study to detect heating effects on the anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) properties of volcanic rocks. Laboratory heating significantly affects anisotropy variations of these igneous rocks corresponding to the mineralogical changes during the heat treatment.

Keywords

sill basalt magnetic fabric rock magnetism Taimyr 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • ShuWei Zhang
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
  • J. Harald Walderhaug
    • 2
  • YueJun Yang
    • 4
  1. 1.College of Computer Engineering and SoftwareTaiyuan University of TechnologyTaiyuanChina
  2. 2.Department of Earth SciencesUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
  3. 3.State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral ResourcesChina University of GeosciencesBeijingChina
  4. 4.Department of Applied PhysicsTaiyuan University of TechnologyTaiyuanChina

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