Paleomagnetism of Sedimentary Rocks (eBook)

Ken Kodama is Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Lehigh University. He has taught Earth sciences and conducted paleomagnetic and rock magnetic research with his students at Lehigh for the past 34 years. In his time away from paleomagnetism he enjoys playing music.

1 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

"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)