Introduction
In many geomagnetic, geological, and environmental magnetic studies, it is important to have reliable methods of characterizing the composition and grain size distribution of magnetic minerals within samples. For example, identification of single domain (SD) magnetic grains is important in absolute paleointensity studies because SD grains produce the most reliable results, while larger multidomain (MD) grains yield the least meaningful results. In paleoclimatic studies, useful environmental information is often revealed by subtle changes in grain size distribution, as revealed by domain state, while the same grain size variations will complicate determination of relative paleointensity from the same sediment. It is therefore crucially important to have reliable methods for determining the magnetic grain size distribution in a wide range of geomagnetic, paleomagnetic, and environmental magnetic applications.
Determining the composition of magnetic minerals in a rock is...
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Muxworthy, A.R., Roberts, A.P. (2007). First‐Order Reversal Curve (FORC) Diagrams. In: Gubbins, D., Herrero-Bervera, E. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4423-6_99
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