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paleomagnetic
Variant of paleomagnetism
noun
- the alignment of iron and nickel grains in rock with the earth's magnetic poles, fixed at the time of that rock's formation
- the study of this alignment, specif. as it relates to the shifting of the earth's magnetic poles over time
Related Forms:
- paleomagnetic adjective
- paleomagnetically adverb
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