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palaeofield
Etymology
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From
paleo-
+
field
.
Noun
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paleofield
(
plural
paleofields
)
(
geology
)
A
magnetic field
active at a particular time in the geologic past
2003
, Michael E. Evans, Friedrich Heller,
Environmental Magnetism
[1]
,
→ISBN
, page
250
:
In particular,
paleofields
as high as 300 μT have been reported from the Allende meteorite that formed more than 4.5 x10
9
years ago
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paleointensity
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