Magnetic Susceptibility Application: A Window onto Ancient Environments and Climatic Variations

Magnetic susceptibility (MS) is a tool frequently used by geologists on sediments or rocks to perform correlations and sea-level or climatic reconstructions. Applied measurements are made on unoriented, bulk samples and bulk MS is mostly influenced by the magnetic mineral content of the rock and often interpreted as influenced by detrital inputs. Magnetic data acquisition is fast and straightforward and this allows the high-resolution sampling needed for palaeoclimatic research (e.g. spectral analysis). However, the link with detrital inputs is not always preserved and the impact of diagenesis on the final MS signal can blur primary information. This volume includes contributions dealing with the origin of the magnetic minerals, and the application of MS as a palaeoenvironmental or palaeoclimatic proxy and also as a tool to provide astronomical calibration in order to improve the chronology of selected time intervals.
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Magnetic susceptibility application: a window onto ancient environments and climatic variations: forewordAuthor(s)A. C. Da Silva;A. C. Da Silva1Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Allée du Six Août, 12, Université de Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium2Paleomagnetic Laboratory, Budapestlaan 17, Utrecht University, 3584 CD Utrecht, NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:M. T. Whalen;M. T. Whalen3Deptartment of Geology and Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Faribanks, AK 99775, USASearch for other works by this author on:J. Hladil;J. Hladil4Institute of Geology AS CR, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences, Rozvojova 269, 165 00 Prague 6, Czech RepublicSearch for other works by this author on:L. Chadimova;L. Chadimova4Institute of Geology AS CR, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences, Rozvojova 269, 165 00 Prague 6, Czech RepublicSearch for other works by this author on:D. Chen;D. Chen5Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #19 Beitucheng Xilu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:S. Spassov;S. Spassov6Section du Magnétisme Environnemental, Centre de Physique du Globe de l'Institut Royal Météorologique de Belgique, Rue du Centre Physique, 1, B-5670, Dourbes (Viroinval), BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:F. Boulvain;F. Boulvain1Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Allée du Six Août, 12, Université de Liège, 4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:X. DevleeschouwerX. Devleeschouwer7Université Libre de Bruxelles CP160/02, Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'Environnement (DSTE), Laboratoire de Sédimentologie et de Géodynamique des Bassins, 50 Avenue F.D. Roosevelt, 1050 Bruxelles, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:
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Sedimentary development and magnetic susceptibility evolution of the Frasnian in Western Belgium (Dinant Synclinorium, La Thure section)Author(s)D. Pas;D. Pas1Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Liège University, B-4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:A. C. Da Silva;A. C. Da Silva1Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Liège University, B-4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:X. Devleeschouwer;X. Devleeschouwer2O.D. Earth and History of Life, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, 13 Rue Jenner, B-1000, Brussels, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:D. De Vleeschouwer;D. De Vleeschouwer3Earth System Science and Department of Geology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium4Present address: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, Leobener Straße, D-28359 Bremen, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:C. Labaye;C. Labaye1Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Liège University, B-4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:P. Cornet;P. Cornet1Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Liège University, B-4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:J. Michel;J. Michel5Département de géologie, Rue de Bruxelles, 61, Namur University, B-5000, Namur, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:F. BoulvainF. Boulvain1Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Liège University, B-4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chemostratigraphy and magnetic susceptibility of the Late Devonian Frasnian–Famennian transition in western Canada and southern China: implications for carbon and nutrient cycling and mass extinctionAuthor(s)Michael T. Whalen;Michael T. Whalen1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK 99775–5780, USASearch for other works by this author on:Maciej G. Śliwiński;Maciej G. Śliwiński2Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USASearch for other works by this author on:Joshua H. Payne;Joshua H. Payne3Shell Exploration and Production Co., 150-A North Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77079, USASearch for other works by this author on:James E. (JED) Day;James E. (JED) Day4Department of Geography-Geology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790–4400, USASearch for other works by this author on:Daizhao Chen;Daizhao Chen5Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources Research, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #19 Beitucheng Xilu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Anne-Christine Da SilvaAnne-Christine Da Silva6Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Boulevard du Rectorat, 15, Liège University, 4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:
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Lower Carboniferous ramp sedimentation of the Central Alborz Basin, northern Iran: integrated sedimentological and rock–magnetic studiesAuthor(s)Mehrdad Sardar Abadi;Mehrdad Sardar Abadi1Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Université de Liège, Sart-Tilman, Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:Anne-Christine Da Silva;Anne-Christine Da Silva1Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Université de Liège, Sart-Tilman, Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:Hossein Mossadegh;Hossein Mossadegh2Department of Geology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Kharazmi University of Tehran, Tehran, IranSearch for other works by this author on:Simo Spassov;Simo Spassov3Centre de Physique du Globe, Institut Royal Météorologique, Dourbes, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:Frédéric BoulvainFrédéric Boulvain1Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Université de Liège, Sart-Tilman, Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:
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Magnetic susceptibility and facies relationship in Bajocian–Bathonian carbonates from the Azé caves, southeastern Paris Basin, FranceAuthor(s)S. DeChamps;S. DeChampsSedimentary Petrology, B20, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman, 4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:A. C. Da Silva;A. C. Da SilvaSedimentary Petrology, B20, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman, 4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:F. BoulvainF. BoulvainSedimentary Petrology, B20, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman, 4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:
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Sedimentology and magnetic susceptibility of recent sediments from New CaledoniaAuthor(s)Hélène Jadot;Hélène JadotPétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Université de Liège, Sart Tilman, B-4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:Frédéric BoulvainFrédéric BoulvainPétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Université de Liège, Sart Tilman, B-4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:
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Petrophysical record of the Late Silurian shallow-water carbonate facies across the Lau Event (Prague Synform, Czech Republic) and dynamic time warping alignment of the magnetic susceptibility logsAuthor(s)Leona Chadimova;Leona Chadimova1Institute of Geology AS CR, v. v. i., Rozvojova 269, 16500 Prague 6, Czech RepublicSearch for other works by this author on:Frantisek Vacek;Frantisek Vacek2National Museum, Vaclavske namesti 68, 11579 Prague 1, Czech RepublicSearch for other works by this author on:Katarzyna Sobien;Katarzyna Sobien3Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute, Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warsaw, PolandSearch for other works by this author on:Ladislav Slavik;Ladislav Slavik1Institute of Geology AS CR, v. v. i., Rozvojova 269, 16500 Prague 6, Czech RepublicSearch for other works by this author on:Jindrich HladilJindrich Hladil1Institute of Geology AS CR, v. v. i., Rozvojova 269, 16500 Prague 6, Czech RepublicSearch for other works by this author on:
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Magnetization carriers of grey to red deep-water limestones in the GSSP of the Givetian–Frasnian boundary (Puech de la Suque, France): signals influenced by moderate diagenetic overprintingAuthor(s)Xavier Devleeschouwer;Xavier Devleeschouwer1Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, rue Jenner 13, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium2Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'Environnement, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1000 Brussels, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:Laurent Riquier;Laurent Riquier3Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, UMR CNRS 7193, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris, F-75252 PARIS cedex 05, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Ondřej Bábek;Ondřej Bábek4Department of Geology, Palacký University, Tř. 17. listopadu 12, 772 00 Olomouc, Czech RepublicSearch for other works by this author on:David De Vleeshouwer;David De Vleeshouwer5MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Science, Leobener Straβe, D-28359 Bremen, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Estelle Petitclerc;Estelle Petitclerc1Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, rue Jenner 13, B-1000 Brussels, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:Sarane Sterckx;Sarane Sterckx6Université du Québec, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Centre Eau Terre Environnement, 490, rue de la Couronne, Québec G1K 9A9, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Simo SpassovSimo Spassov7Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Centre de Physique du Globe, Section du Magnétisme Environnemental, B-5670 Dourbes, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:
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Magnetic susceptibility and geochemical characterization of an upper Mississippian cyclothemic section Polotnyanyi Zavod, (Moscow Basin, Russia)Author(s)A. O. Alekseev;A. O. Alekseev1Institute of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Problems of Soil Science, RAS, Pushchino, 142290, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:P. B. Kabanov;P. B. Kabanov2Geological Survey of Canada, 3303–33rd Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2A7Search for other works by this author on:T. V. Alekseeva;T. V. Alekseeva1Institute of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Problems of Soil Science, RAS, Pushchino, 142290, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:P. I. KalininP. I. Kalinin1Institute of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Problems of Soil Science, RAS, Pushchino, 142290, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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A comparison of magnetic susceptibility measurement techniques and ferrimagnetic component analysis from recent sediments in Lake Pepin (USA)Author(s)Dylan J. Blumentritt;Dylan J. Blumentritt1Department of Earth Sciences, Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA2Department of Geology, State University of New York at Potsdam, Potsdam, NY, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ioan LascuIoan Lascu3Department of Earth Sciences, Institute for Rock Magnetism and Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA4Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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A climate-driven model using time-series analysis of magnetic susceptibility (χ) datasets to represent a floating-point high-resolution geological timescale for the Middle Devonian Eifelian stageAuthor(s)Brooks B. Ellwood;Brooks B. Ellwood1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe–Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USASearch for other works by this author on:Ahmed El Hassani;Ahmed El Hassani2Institut Scientifique, Université Mohammed V Agdal, B.P. 703 Rabat-Agdal, 10106 Rabat, MoroccoSearch for other works by this author on:Jonathan H. Tomkin;Jonathan H. Tomkin3School of Earth, Society, and Environment, University of Illinois, 428 Natural History Building, 1301 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USASearch for other works by this author on:Pierre BultynckPierre Bultynck4Department of Palaeontology, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, rue Vautier 29, BE-1000 Brussels, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:
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Forcing factors of the magnetic susceptibility signal in lagoonal and subtidal depositional cycles from the Zachełmie section (Eifelian, Holy Cross Mountains, Poland)Author(s)J. Grabowski;J. Grabowski1Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute, Rakowiecka 4, 00–975 Warsaw, PolandSearch for other works by this author on:M. Narkiewicz;M. Narkiewicz1Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute, Rakowiecka 4, 00–975 Warsaw, PolandSearch for other works by this author on:D. De VleeschouwerD. De Vleeschouwer2Earth System Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:
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The astronomical calibration of the Givetian (Middle Devonian) timescale (Dinant Synclinorium, Belgium)Author(s)David De Vleeschouwer;David De Vleeschouwer1MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, Leobener Straße, D-28359 Bremen, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Frédéric Boulvain;Frédéric Boulvain2Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Université de Liège, Sart Tilman, B-4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:Anne-Christine Da Silva;Anne-Christine Da Silva2Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Université de Liège, Sart Tilman, B-4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:Damien Pas;Damien Pas2Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Université de Liège, Sart Tilman, B-4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:Corentin Labaye;Corentin Labaye2Pétrologie sédimentaire, B20, Université de Liège, Sart Tilman, B-4000 Liège, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:Philippe ClaeysPhilippe Claeys3Earth System Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:
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Susceptibility and radiometry data used for stratigraphic correlations: case study on Upper Triassic beds in TurkeyAuthor(s)Susanne Mayrhofer;Susanne MayrhoferGeological-Palaeontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna, AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:Alexander LukenederAlexander LukenederGeological-Palaeontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna, AustriaSearch for other works by this author on: