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A portable magnetic susceptibility meter for measurements on rocks in situ and in laboratory

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An instrument for the measurement of the magnetic susceptibility of rocks in situ or in the laboratory has been described. The instrument is a completely portable and transistorised unit having a range from 5 to 50000×10−6 CGS units of volume susceptibility. The accuracy of measurements is ±5%. It is rapid and simple in operation.

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  1. Dharatrmjit G. Sarma

    Present address: Geological Survey of India, India

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  1. Geophysics Division, Geological Survey of India, 15 A Kyd Street, Calcutta-16, India

    Sakti K. Biswas

  2. National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad-7, India

    Dharatrmjit G. Sarma

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Biswas, S.K., Sarma, D.G. A portable magnetic susceptibility meter for measurements on rocks in situ and in laboratory. PAGEOPH 65, 147–151 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00874960

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