Description
Book SynopsisThis book describes the paleomagnetism of sediments and sedimentary rocks, how sediments and sedimentary rocks become magnetized, and how the physical and chemical processes involved can affect the accuracy of paleomagnetism.
Topics covered include depositional and post-depositional remanence acquisition, the detection and correction of compaction-caused inclination shallowing, reduction diagenesis of magnetic minerals, chemical remagnetization, and rotation of remanence by grain-scale rock strain. The book also has a chapter on environmental paleomagnetism, including examples of the new technique of high-resolution rock magnetic cyclostratigraphy and its application to sedimentary sequences.
By emphasising the accuracy of sedimentary paleomagnetism and the magnitude of post-depositional processes that can affect it, the book will be invaluable in the geologic interpretation of sedimentary paleomagnetic data.
Paleomagnetism of Sedimentary Rocks will be welcomed
Trade Review
“The book can be read easily and with great interest, particularly by readers being introduced to the subject. Kodama intelligently summarizes achievements in the field of sedimentary paleomagnetism, where he also plays an important role.” (Pure Appl. Geophys, 1 January 2015)
“This easy-to-read volume is well illustrated, including 27 color plates, and it contains a useful glossary. Production quality is high. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners.” (Choice, 1 May 2013)
Table of Contents1 The Paleomagnetism of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks: Importance and Reliability, 1
2 The Magnetization Mechanism of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks: Depositional Remanent Magnetization, 16
3 Post-Depositional Remanent Magnetization, 26
4 Inclination Shallowing in Sedimentary Rocks: Evidence, Mechanism and Cause, 34
5 How to Detect and Correct a Compaction-shallowed Inclination, 46
6 Post-Depositional Diagenesis and Chemical Remanent Magnetization, 66
7 Tectonic Strain Effects on Remanence: Rotation of Remanence and Remagnetization in Orogenic Belts, 81
8 Magnetization of Sediments and the Environment, 94
9 The Magnetization of Sedimentary Rocks: Processes and their Interpretation, 124
Glossary of Paleomagnetic and Rock Magnetic Acronyms, 136
References, 139
Index, 154
Color plate between pages 90 and 91
