paleofield
English
Alternative forms
- palaeofield
Etymology
paleo- + field
Noun
paleofield (plural paleofields)
- (geology) A magnetic field active at a particular time in the geologic past
- 2003, Michael E. Evans & Friedrich Heller, Environmental Magnetism, →ISBN, page 250:
- In particular, paleofields as high as 300 μT have been reported from the Allende meteorite that formed more than 4.5 x109 years ago
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Related terms
- paleointensity