Paleomagnetology

1 Physical and Geophysical Aspects of Paleomagnetology.- 1.1 Magnetic Values and Magnetic Units.- 1.2 Principal Properties of the Geomagnetic Field.- 1.3 General Data on Rock Magnetism.- 1.4 Types of Remanent Magnetization of Rocks.- 1.5 Ferromagnetic Properties of Rocks.- 1.6 Distribution of Directions of Natural Remanent Magnetization in Rocks.- 2 Methods and Techniques Used in Paleomagnetic Studies.- 2.1 Principles of the Investigation of Geologic Bodies; Collection of Oriented Samples.- 2.2 Magnetic Measurements.- 2.3 Field Methods Used in the Determination of Ancient Magnetization.- 2.4 Magnetic Stability Tests and Magnetic Cleaning.- 2.5 Analysis of the Origin of Ancient Magnetizations.- 2.6 Statistical Analysis of the Paleomagnetic Directions and Poles.- 2.7 Methods Used in the Determination of the Geomagnetic Field Intensity in the Geological Past.- 3 The Geomagnetic Field in the Phanerozoic and the Magnetostratigraphic Scale.- 3.1 Geomagnetic Reversals and Geomagnetic Polarity Scales.- 3.2 The Phanerozoic Magnetostratigraphic Scale.- 3.3 Mechanisms of Geomagnetic Reversals and Their Morphology.- 3.4 Time Structure of the Geomagnetic Field Between the Reversals.- 3.5 Regularities in the Spatial Distribution of the Paleomagnetic Field.- 3.6 The Intensity of the Geomagnetic Field in the Phanerozoic.- 4 Paleomagnetism and Plate Tectonics.- 4.1 Paleomagnetic Studies of Plate Movements and Fold Belt Tectonics.- 4.2 Apparent Polar Wander Path for Major Plates; Formation and Break-Up of Supercontinents.- 4.3 Paleomagnetic Poles and Movements of the Russian and Siberian Platforms in the Paleozoic.- 4.4 Paleomagnetic Poles and Plate Kinematics.- 4.5 Global Reconstructions for the Paleozoic and Mesozoic Epochs.- 5 Paleomagnetism and Tectogenetie Problems.- 5.1 Paleomagnetism in Fold Belts.- 5.2 Palinspastic Reconstructions According to Paleomagnetic Data.- 5.3 Deformations in Certain Fold Belts of Eurasia According to Paleomagnetic Data.- 5.4 Tectogenesis and Rhythmicity of Geomagnetic Reversals.- 5.5 A General Hypothesis of Tectogenesis.- 6 Paleomagnetology and Mineral Deposits.- 6.1 Introductory Remarks.- 6.2. Paleolatitudinal Constraint on Crustal Deformation.- 6.3. Types of Oil and Gas Basins, Their Genesis and Distribution.- 6.4 Paleolatitudinal Distribution of Mineral Deposits.- 6.5 Association of Transgressions with Certain Paleolatitudes.- 6.6 Paleomagnetic-Tectonic Criteria in Outlining Oil and Gas Fields.- 7 Certain Problems of Paleomagnetism.- 7.1 Synchronous and Metachronous Components of the Ancient Magnetization: The Problem of Late Paleozoic Remagnetization.- 7.2 Hypothesis of the Earth's Expansion.- 7.3 Paleomagnetism of the Precambrian.- References.