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          Materials                        weak   external   in   the   in   but   field.   strict   ferromagnetic   cancel).  As   the   in  a   external   an   body   (F,,,,).   halite   as   weak   external



          Earth                           Types  of magnetic  behavior.   to  the   external  field,  occurs  in   do  not   Blakeley  (1995)   here   of   a   If   field   overall   such   induced   The   the
          of   of  some   Susceptibility   1075   x   1075   x   1075   x   1075   x   1075   x   1x1075   1075   x   a)  Diamagnetic  minerals  acquire  a   (J)  opposite  (F,,,,).b)  The  magnetization   as  the  external  strong  magnetization.  in  the  same   ferromagnetic  minerals.  [Note:  In  a  sensc,  solids  with  coupling  of  atomic   magnetic  moments),  antiferromagnetic  (antiparallel  magnetic  moments).  or  ferrimagnetic  (antiparallel   sense  for  all  three  ca
          Magnetization   susceptibilities   Magnetic   10000   500   200   20   10   -1   9.8  FIGURE   magnetization   ficld  paramagnetic  minerals  is  weak   direction   same   c)  A   as  the  direction   magnetic  moments  may  be   (parallel   magnetic  moments  that   Butler  (1992)  and  term  “ferromagnetic”  is  used   general   the   in  mineral,   magnetic   (ambient)   proportional   diamagnetic   acquiring   (Fig.   field   as  orbitals





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               Typical   materials.                               Ne NANA                          exhibited   the   an   within   with   (J)   —1075)   ~   magnetic   an   to   of


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               TABLE   common              Diamagnetic   Induced   Magnetization                Magnetic   of   depends   mineral  is   a   the   of   Diamagnetism   negative   in   from



                                           a)                 b)   Naw       c)                 of   type   The   field,   netic   the   acquires   ceptibility   has   salt),   opposite   results   tion
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                                           local   the   confusing   Earth’s   of  magnetic   but   intensity   also   the   and   in   magnetization   a   field,   measure   of   minerals)   100.   the   of   Ultramafic   have
                                           causes  a   how   be   can   discussed   of   body   precession   vector,   field   magnetic   (T)  is   intensity   expressed   within   (ambient)   a   is   susceptibility   (or   by   form   the

                                           Magnet   magnetization,  and   studies   applications   magnitude   a   within   proton   field   total   magnetic   while   tesla   the   confusion,   field   10°T/4z),   induced   field.   quantity)   overall   mineral   divided   in   susceptibility.   magnetite,   in

                                           magnetic  field.  b)   toward   field  magnetic   For  1992).   the  between   induced   (J),   a  employs   the   of  (intensity)   both   for   unit   Cs~'m™'),   1  Am~!  =   induction,   avoid   to   and   magnetic   both   sometimes   is  intensity   =   Oe   (1  cersted   of magnetization   external   the   of       XF  amt          material   the   material   the   ambient  of  the   dimensionless   magnetized.  The   magnetic  of  th






          Interpretation                     to  Earth’s  ambient   materials   of   field.  Earth’s   in  employed   Butler,   of  15-18   relationship   the   magnetization   survey  magnetic   magnitude   (SI)  Standard   (1  ampere/meter   of   unit  magnetic   convenience   express   to   text   this   literature   in  appear   .   direction   direction   and   magnetized:   be   =   J       of  magnetization   of  susceptibility   direction   and   a   (x,  susceptibility   be





          Magnetic                         a)  Compass  responding   types  various   affects   measurement   pp.   (see   appreciate   the   and   (F)   typical   A   the  measures   International   the   is   The  dimensionless.   For   Am7!.   in   used   is   older   the   may  intensity   10°T).   and  magnitude   magnitude   to  material   induced   magnetic   =  Magnitude   substance   a   to  equivalent   percentage   amount   the   (Fe,O,),   (peridotite,   to  compared



          9                                       of   locally   of   Units   to   field   (x).   1   107°T)   In   nT):   1   =   G   The   the   on   the   of   J =   X =   i  wt)   F,   magnetic   The   which   to   the   times   that   magnetite   rocks
          Chapter                          9.7  deviation  of  Earth's  field.   propensity   tization   nonspecialists   sufficient   magnetic   ceptibility   which   direction. The   magnetization   is   bility   to   =   nT   netization.   =   y   (1   gauss   depends   ability   where:   degree   roughly   sent,   illustrates   mafic   ceptibilities

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